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; thromb-, -osis

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Example Sentences

Wembanyama returned to the court after a lengthy layoff last season caused by deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

From Barron's

Wembanyama hadn’t played a regular season contest in eight months—he missed a chunk of last season as he recovered from a worrisome diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal

A calf issue - later diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis - then denied 2022's fastest man the chance to compete for a world medal.

From BBC

Martha was struggling to sleep, losing her hair, having palpitations, suffering tinnitus and was eventually hospitalised for deep vein thrombosis.

From BBC

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.

From BBC