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coroner's clot

coroner's clot noun: an occult blood clot in the nasopharynx formed after surgery or trauma that has the potential to cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation or removal of the laryngeal mask airway.

Noun

coroner's clot (plural coroner's clots)

  1. An occult blood clot in the nasopharynx formed after surgery or trauma that has the potential to cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation or removal of the laryngeal mask airway.

Forms of coroner's clot

pluralcoroner's clots

Origin of coroner's clot

Often discovered on post mortems.

Questions about coroner's clot

What does coroner's clot mean?
Coroner's clot means an occult blood clot in the nasopharynx formed after surgery or trauma that has the potential to cause fatal airway obstruction following extubation or removal of the laryngeal mask airway.
What part of speech is coroner's clot?
Coroner's clot is a noun.
What is the plural of coroner's clot?
The plural of coroner's clot is coroner's clots.

Words near coroner's clot in the dictionary

  1. coronel
  2. coronels
  3. coronene
  4. coronenes
  5. coroner
  6. coroner's clot
  7. coroner's clots
  8. coroners
  9. coronership
  10. coronerships
  11. coronet

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