coroner's clots

A form of coroner's clot — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of coroner's clot
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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