agonal thrombus
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ag·o·nal throm·bus
a heart clot formed during the act of dying after prolonged heart failure.
agonal thrombus
a mass of blood platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, and cellular elements that forms in the heart of a dying patient.
agonal thrombus
A thrombus formed in the heart just at the time of death.
See also: thrombus