thromboembolism

[ throm-boh-em-buh-liz-uhm ]

nounPathology.
  1. the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.

Origin of thromboembolism

1
First recorded in 1905–10; thrombo- + embolism

Other words from thromboembolism

  • throm·bo·em·bol·ic [throm-boh-em-bol-ik], /ˌθrɒm boʊ ɛmˈbɒl ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for thromboembolism

thromboembolism

/ (ˌθrɒmbəʊˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm) /


noun
  1. pathol the obstruction of a blood vessel by a thrombus that has become detached from its original site

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