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.

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Meanings

nouncoroner's clot (plural coroner's clots)

plural coroner's clots

  1. medicineAn 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.

Origin

Often discovered on post mortems.

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APA

coroner's clot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coroner's%20clot

MLA

“coroner's clot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coroner's%20clot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coroner's clot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coroner's%20clot.

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