grume
9.9
A thick, sticky lump often made of blood
- noun
- /ɡruːm/
- Archaic
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- After the surgery, a dark grume formed beneath the skin.
Examples
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Blood pooled on the floor, congealing into a large grume.
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As the cut bled, it eventually created a grume on the bandage.
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The mixture thickened into a sticky grume as it cooled.
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Look at that grume!
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What a strange grume!
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After the surgery, a dark grume formed beneath the skin.
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Blood pooled on the floor, congealing into a large grume.
Synonyms
clot
vsgrume
98
5.0
A thick lump of blood that forms inside a blood vessel
is the broader semisolid mass term not limited to that process
33
3.8
A thick mass of blood that forms when it becomes solid and can block a blood vessel
is the general semisolid mass term rather than that specific formation
9.9
A thick lump that forms when a liquid, like blood, becomes more solid
is the general word for semisolid masses rather than this technical term
How Solid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grume comes from old French words meaning a small 'clump' or 'lump'. Think of it as a little hill or clump of thick stuff, so a grume is a sticky, almost solid mass like a blood clot.