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The breaking down of blood clots by pharmacological means.See Also: thrombolyse, thrombolytic, thrombolytically
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Thrombolysis — is the breakdown (lysis) of blood clots[1] by pharmacological means. It is colloquially referred to as clot busting for this reason. It works by stimulating fibrinolysis by plasmin through infusion of analogs of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) … Wikipedia
Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction — (TIMI) is a large randomized controlled trial into myocardial infarction (heart attacks) and the use of thrombolysis.External links* [http://www.timi.org Official site] … Wikipedia
thrombolysis — noun see thrombolytic I … New Collegiate Dictionary
thrombolysis — thrombolytic /throm beuh lit ik/, adj. /throm bol euh sis/, n. Med. the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus. Also called thromboclasis. [‡1960 65; THROMBO + LYSIS] * * * … Universalium
thrombolysis — Fluidifying or dissolving of a thrombus. [thrombo + G. lysis, a dissolving] * * * n. the dissolution of a blood clot (thrombus) by the infusion of a fibrinolytic agent into the blood. It may be used in the treatment of phlebothrombosis, pulmonary … Medical dictionary
thrombolysis — n. dissolution of a blood clot (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
thrombolysis — [θrɒm bɒlɪsɪs] noun Medicine the dissolution of a blood clot, especially as induced artificially by infusion of an enzyme into the blood. Derivatives thrombolytic adjective … English new terms dictionary
thrombolysis — throm·bol·y·sis … English syllables
thrombolysis — n. the dissolution of a blood clot (thrombus) by the infusion of a fibrinolytic agent into the blood. It may be used in the treatment of phlebothrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and coronary thrombosis. See also: tissue type plasminogen activator … The new mediacal dictionary
thrombolysis — The process of breaking up a thrombus (blood clot) that is blocking blood flow. The blood clot may be dissolved using drugs delivered through a catheter (tube) into the clot … English dictionary of cancer terms
