Meaning of THROMBOSIS
| Pronunciation: | | thrâm'bowsis
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| | Definition: | | [n] the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel |
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| | See Also: | | cerebral thrombosis, coronary, coronary thrombosis, milk leg, occlusion, phlebothrombosis, phlegmasia alba dolens, thrombus, venous thrombosis, white leg | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Throm*bo"sis\, n. [NL. See {Thrombus}.] (Med.)
The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the
site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is
produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.
-- {Throm*bot"ic}, a.
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- an abnormal condition in which a blood clot develops in the blood vessel or in the heart.
- formation of blood clots in veins deep inside the legs.
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| | Definition: | | Thrombosis is the formation of a mass of aggregated blood factors (a thrombus, or blood clot); coagulation of the blood. Specifically, this refers to the formation of a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel. |
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