English-German translations for blood clot

• Blutgerinnsel das
  Wir wissen, dass Flugreisen sicher sind, aber bei einigen Passagieren besteht dennoch die Gefahr, dass sich Blutgerinnsel bilden. We know that air travel is safe but there is nonetheless a small risk for some passengers that they may develop blood clots.
  Dem unlängst in "The Lancet " veröffentlichten Bericht eines Londoner Facharztes zufolge bilden sich bei immerhin zehn Prozent der Passagiere auf Langstreckenflügen Blutgerinnsel. According to a recent report in The Lancet by a London-based consultant, as many as one in ten people get blood clots of some kind on long-haul flights.
• Blutkuchen
• Embolus der
• Gerinnsel das
• Thrombus der

Definition of blood clot

• A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body

Related words

• blood corpuscle
• blood clotting
• white blood corpuscle
• clot of blood
• blood-cleansing