| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| AORTA | Blood vessel that begins at the heart |
| artery | a vessel that carries blood from the heart |
| arteries | ARTERY, a vessel that carries blood from the heart |
| thrombi | fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart |
| thrombus | fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart |
| thromboembolism | the blocking of a blood vessel by a particle that has broken away from a blood clot at its site of formation |
