thrombo-

American  

especially before a vowel, thromb-.

1. a combining form with the meanings “blood clot,” “coagulation,” “thrombin,” used in the formation of compound words.

   thrombocyte.

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thrombo- British  

combining form

1. indicating a blood clot

   thromboembolism

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Usage

What does thrombo- mean? Thrombo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “blood clot," "coagulation," and "thrombin.” Thrombin is an enzyme in blood plasma that causes the clotting of blood. Thrombo- is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology. Thrombo- comes from the Greek thrómbos, meaning “clot, lump.”What are variants of thrombo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, thrombo- becomes thromb-, as in thrombasthenia.

Etymology

Origin of thrombo-

< Greek, combining form of thrómbos clot, lump