thrombosis

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From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, curdling, clotting). By surface analysis, thrombus +‎ -osis.

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thrombosis (countable and uncountable, plural thromboses)

  1. (pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
    • 1962 August, “Talking of Trains: Metropolitan modernisation completed”, in Modern Railways, page 87:
      The cure for thrombosis at the heart of London was to start work quickly on the new Victoria line. A high-level decision to proceed with this railway was urgently awaited
    • 2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN, page 37:
      Blood-clotting platelets had surged like minnows to the site of injury, clumping together to form a thrombosis that blocked the artery, causing a heart attack and tissue death.

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