thrombosis
noun
intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.
thromboses
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pluralof thrombosis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He had previously overcome cancer, a heart attack and two thromboses.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
The U.S. move is warranted, says Gowthami Arepally, a hematologist at the Duke University School of Medicine, given that the constellation of symptoms, cerebral venous sinus thromboses and low platelet counts, is very unusual.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 13, 2021
Alan Alda, the Hawkeye Pierce of TV's long-running M*A*S*H, may provoke 100 and some thromboses as a result of the latest Alda-written, Alda-acted movie, The Seduction of Joe Tynan.
From Time Magazine Archive
A second diagnostic advance comes from use of radiopaque dyes, which are injected into arteries leading to the brain: X rays help to locate obstructions to circulation resulting from thromboses and especially aneurysms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fibrin is liberated, and thromboses occur, especially in the liver.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
