Definition of thrombosis Thrombosis
/θɹɑmbowˈsʌs/ - [thrambowsus] - throm•bo•sis
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What does thrombosis mean?
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NounPlural: thromboses |
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| thrombosis - the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel | ||
| occlusion (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- thrombosis (Noun)
The formation of thrombi in the blood vessel s of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- thrombosis (n.)
The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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thrombosis
throm-bō′sis, n. an affection of the blood—vessels (either veins or arteries), which essentially consists in a coagulation of blood, forming a true clot, at a certain fixed spot.—adjs. Throm′bosed, Thrombot′ic.—n. Throm′bus, the blood-clot formed in thrombosis
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🔤- thrombosis, noun, singular of thromboses.
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