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Coagulum

The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood.

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Ball 76% connected

Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

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Chunk 76% connected

A short, thick piece of anything.

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Clod 76% connected

A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.

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Clump 76% connected

An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.

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Lump 76% connected

A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.

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Embolus 76% connected

Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe.

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Thrombus 76% connected

A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation.

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Coagulate 74% connected

Coagulated.

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Coagulate 74% connected

Coagulated.

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Clot 92% connected

A concretion or coagulation; esp. a soft, slimy, coagulated mass, as of blood; a coagulum.

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