thrombosis

[throm-boh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.

thrombosis

/ θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs, θrɒmˈbɒtɪk /

noun

1. the formation or presence of a thrombus

2. informal,  short for coronary thrombosis

thrombosis

1. The formation or presence of a thrombus.

thrombosis

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).

Other Word Forms

• thrombotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombosis¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from New Latin, from Greek thrómbōsis; thromb-, -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombosis¹

C18: from New Latin, from Greek: curdling, from thrombousthai to clot, from thrombos _thrombus