caillot

Definitions of caillot
  1. noun
    a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
    synonyms: caillot de sang
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    types:
    thrombus
    a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
    type of:
    masse, motte
    a compact mass
  2. noun
    a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells
    synonyms: caillot de sang
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    type of:
    sang
    the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
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