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venous thrombosis

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Noun1.venous thrombosis - thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the veinvenous 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
surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
thrombosis - the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel


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3) In 2007, Hunterdon Medical Center, a 167-bed acute care hospital located in a semi-rural area of west central New Jersey, undertook a task of implementing a program to have all adult patients evaluated and treated prophylactically, if appropriate, on the basis of their risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT).
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Researchers discovered that image-guided interventional radiology procedures may play a more central role in the long-term treatment of the Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT).
Investigators assessed the risk of venous thrombosis in current users of different types of hormonal contraception, focusing on regimen, oestrogen dose, type of progestogen, and route of administration, using a national cohort study in Denmark between 1995 and 2005.
 
 
 
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