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What is a blood clot?

What is a blood clot? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (hematology) 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.
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Because if you use it on weird foot cramps, there's a remote possibility that you could loosen a blood clot and cause heart damage or even death.
After his sudden death, it was found that a blood clot had detached itself from inside his knee and found its way into his lungs.
The objective of this complex process is to convert a soluble plasma protein, fibrinogen, to an insoluble fibrin mesh, or blood clot.
At the time her family was told she might not survive after suffering a massive blood clot on her brain, resembling a stroke.
Keep your limb elevated as much as possible to prevent blood clot formation.
For example, deep-vein thrombosis is a blood clot that develops in a vein, usually in your leg.

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