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thrombolysis

American  
[throm-bol-uh-sis] / θrɒmˈbɒl ə sɪs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.


thrombolysis British  
/ ˌθrɒmˈbɒlɪsɪs /

noun

  1. the breaking up of a blood clot

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Other Word Forms

  • thrombolytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of thrombolysis

Probably earlier than 1960–65; thrombo- + -lysis

Example Sentences

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Her family said Brighton's new £500m hospital had a stroke unit staffed by specialists, but their mother, on arrival, was given contradictory advice from clinicians regarding the implications of a clot-removing thrombolysis.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

They performed emergency thrombolysis to break down the blood clot in Aberdeen before flying her to a specialist neurological unit in Edinburgh.

From BBC • May 24, 2017

The academy's review, which starts on Wednesday, will also consider the use of the clot-busting stroke treatment alteplase - a technique called thrombolysis.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2015

In an accompanying editorial, Joshua Beckman writes that “the net clinical benefit of thrombolysis suggests evidence of modest efficacy for thrombolysis in intermediate-risk PE, rendering the need for decision making on a patient-by-patient basis.”

From Forbes • Jun. 17, 2014