- antemortem clot
- a blood clot formed before death but found after death in the heart or in a large vessel.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
antemortem clot
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clot — 1. To coagulate, said especially of blood. 2. A soft, nonrigid, insoluble mass formed when a liquid ( e.g., blood or lymph) gels. [O.E. klott, lump] agonal c. intravascular thrombosis ascribed to the … Medical dictionary
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