thrombosis

American  

[throm-boh-sis] / θrɒmˈboʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.

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thrombosis British  

/ θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs, θrɒmˈbɒtɪk /

noun

1. the formation or presence of a thrombus

2. informal short for coronary thrombosis

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thrombosis Scientific  

/ thrŏm-bō′sĭs /

1. The formation or presence of a thrombus.

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thrombosis Cultural  

1. 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).

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Other Word Forms

• thrombotic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of thrombosis

First recorded in 1700–10; from New Latin, from Greek thrómbōsis; see origin at thromb-, -osis

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Example Sentences

The findings were published Feb. 12 in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, a journal of the American Heart Association.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Their study, released Wednesday in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, assessed outcomes for people sickened in the first year of the pandemic and followed for a period of nearly three years.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Mirta Schattner, a biologist at the Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis and Immunobiology of Inflammation at the Institute of Experimental Medicine in Argentina, agrees.

From Scientific American • Apr. 13, 2023

I was diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis at the beginning of my third trimester, leading to hospitalization.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022

Thrombosis of the deep veins—in the leg, for example—may induce marked dilatation of the superficial veins, by throwing an increased amount of work upon them.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis