coroner's clot
coroner's clot · coroner's clots
An occult blood clot in the nasopharynx formed after surgery or trauma that has the…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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.Often discovered on post mortems.
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Forms
plural: coroner's clots| Singular | coroner's clot |
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