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thrombosis
[ throm-boh-sis ]
noun
- intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.
thrombosis
/ θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs; θrɒmˈbɒtɪk /
noun
- the formation or presence of a thrombus
- informal.short for coronary thrombosis
thrombosis
- The formation or presence of a thrombus.
thrombosis
- The development of a blood clot in the circulatory system . Depending on the location of the clot, the resultant loss of circulation can lead to a stroke ( cerebral thrombosis ) or heart attack ( coronary thrombosis ).
Derived Forms
- thrombotic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٳdz·dz· [throm-, bot, -ik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of thrombosis1
Word History and Origins
Origin of thrombosis1
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Example Sentences
Martha was struggling to sleep, losing her hair, having palpitations, suffering tinnitus and was eventually hospitalised for deep vein thrombosis.
He spent four weeks and five days in a coma and suffered an extremely rare, life-threatening side effect called VITT, or vaccine-induced immune thrombosis and thrombocytopenia.
The action star said that she had been unaware of the prevalence among pregnant women of cerebral venous thrombosis, or CVT, which is the development of a blood clot in the brain.
She was released on 18 November on a home detention curfew, but a tag could not be fitted to her leg because of deep vein thrombosis, and it was too large for her wrist.
Combined preparations containing both oestrogen and progesterone instead increase the risk of blood clots, including deep vein thrombosis.
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