thrombosis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”); synchronically analyzable as thrombus + -osis.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
- Hyphenation: throm‧bo‧sis
Noun
thrombosis (plural thromboses)
- (pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
- 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.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
formation of thrombi, causing obstruction of circulation
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