English Explanatory Dictionary

coroner's clot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

coroner's clot coroner's clots

Etymology

Often discovered on post mortems.

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