thromboembolism

[throm-boh-em-buh-liz-uh m]

noun Pathology.

the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.

Origin of thromboembolism

First recorded in 1905–10; thrombo- + embolism

Related formsthrom·bo·em·bol·ic

[throm-boh-em-bol-ik] /ˌθrɒm boʊ ɛmˈbɒl ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for thromboembolic

thromboembolism

noun

pathol the obstruction of a blood vessel by a thrombus that has become detached from its original site

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Medicine definitions for thromboembolic

thromboembolism

[thrŏm′bō-ĕm′bə-lĭz′əm]

n.

Occlusion of a blood vessel due to a thrombus.