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thrombosis

[ throm-boh-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

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

thrombosis

/ θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs; θrɒmˈbɒtɪk /

thrombosis

/ thrŏm-bō′sĭs /

thrombosis

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 ).

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

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

Should thrombosis occur in this anatomic area, a patient might have headaches, dizziness, or even stroke-like symptoms.

Or that sitting with your legs crossed can lead to deep venous thrombosis?

If the thrombosis takes place in the brain, consciousness will be lost, and the patient will often die without recovering it.

If the patient has been very much run down, death may take place from thrombosis of some of the arteries.

Certainly this drug should be administered if there is the least evidence of thrombosis.

(ii) If there be thrombosis of the bulb of the jugular vein.

There is great uncertainty in a given case as to the extent of the thrombosis and the number of veins implicated.

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