throm·bo·sis (thr m-b  s s)n. pl. throm·bo·ses (-s  z) The formation, presence, or development of a thrombus. [New Latin thromb sis, from Greek, a clotting, from thrombousthai, to clot, from thrombos, clot.] |
thrombosis [θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs]
n pl -ses [siːz]
1. (Medicine / Pathology) the formation or presence of a thrombus
2. (Medicine / Pathology) Informal short for coronary thrombosis
[from New Latin, from Greek: curdling, from thrombousthai to clot, from thrombos thrombus]
thrombotic [θrɒmˈbɒtɪk] adj
| thrombosis (thrm-bss) The formation or presence of a thrombus. |
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| Noun | 1. |  thrombosis - the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vesselocclusion - closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) cerebral thrombosis - a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein coronary, coronary thrombosis - obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) milk leg, phlegmasia alba dolens, white leg - painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis - thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood thrombus - a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin |
thrombosis
noun blood clot, embolism, infarction, coronary thrombosis, embolus Thinning of the blood reduces the chances of thrombosis.
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