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The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
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Thrombosis — Classification and external resources Acute arterial thrombosis of the right leg (note the blue discoloration) ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
thrombosis — 1706, Mod.L., from Gk. thrombosis a clumping or curdling (from thrombousthai become curdled or clotted, from thrombos clot, curd, lump ) + OSIS (Cf. osis) … Etymology dictionary
thrombosis — [thräm bō′sis] n. [ModL < Gr thrombōsis, coagulation < thrombos, a clot: see THROMBUS] coagulation of the blood in the heart or a blood vessel, forming a clot thrombotic [thrämbät′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Thrombosis — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrombōsis — (griech.), Verstopfung von Blutgefäßen durch ein Blutgerinnsel (Thrombus, Blutpfropfen), kommt im Herzen, in den Arterien und besonders in den Venen, namentlich nahe ihren Klappen, seltener in Kapillaren und Lymphgefäßen vor. Jeder Pfropfen ist… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
thrombosis — ► NOUN (pl. thromboses) ▪ local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the circulatory system. DERIVATIVES thrombotic adjective. ORIGIN Greek, curdling … English terms dictionary
thrombosis — Formation or presence of a thrombus; clotting within a blood vessel which may cause infarction of tissues supplied by the vessel. [G. t., a clotting, fr. thrombos, clot] atrophic t. t. due to feebleness of the circulation, as in marasmus. SYN … Medical dictionary
thrombosis — n. a condition in which the blood changes from a liquid to a solid state within the cardiovascular system during life and produces a mass of coagulated blood (thrombus). Thrombosis may occur within a blood vessel in diseased states. Thrombosis in … The new mediacal dictionary
thrombosis — [[t]θrɒmbo͟ʊsiːz[/t]] thromboses N VAR Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a person s heart or in one of their blood vessels, which can cause death. [MEDICAL] → See also coronary thrombosis It is generally accepted that thinning of the … English dictionary
thrombosis — thrombotic /throm bot ik/, adj. /throm boh sis/, n. Pathol. intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries. [1700 10; < NL < Gk thrómbosis. See THROMB , OSIS] * * *… … Universalium
thrombosis — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, angina, angina pectoris, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apoplectic… … Moby Thesaurus
