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This, and the related noun grume, are doctorsrCO (and in particular pathologistsrCO) jargon for a blood clot or any viscous fluid or mass of fluid.
but being aware of its existence in English may be helpful for those non-doctors who are familiar with French le grumeau (lump, clot) or Italian il grumo (clot (whether milk or blood)).
ItrCOs an unremarkable borrowing from late Latin, OED describes [ad. late L. grumus little heap, hillock;]. I canrCOt find any convincing further etymology
beyond that.