thrombus (redirected from mural thrombus)

throm·bus  (thrmbs)

n. pl. throm·bi (-b)

A fibrinous clot formed in a blood vessel or in a chamber of the heart.

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[New Latin, from Greek thrombos, clot.]

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thrombus  (thrmbs)

Plural thrombi (thrmb)

A clot consisting of fibrin, platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells that forms in a blood vessel or in a chamber of the heart and can obstruct blood flow. The rupture of atherosclerotic plaques can cause arterial thrombosis (the formation of thrombi), while tissue injury, decreased movement, oral contraceptives, prosthetic heart valves, and various metabolic disorders increase the risk for venous thrombosis. A thrombus in a coronary artery can cause a heart attack. Compare embolus.

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thrombus - a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin clot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid thrombosis - the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel