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throm⋅bo⋅sis

[throm-boh-sis]
–noun Pathology.
intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.

Origin:
1700–10; < NL < Gk thrómbōsis. See thromb-, -osis


throm⋅bot⋅ic [throm-bot-ik] , adjective
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throm·bo·sis   (thrŏm-bō'sĭs)   
n.   pl. throm·bo·ses (-sēz)
The formation, presence, or development of a thrombus.

[New Latin thrombōsis, from Greek, a clotting, from thrombousthai, to clot, from thrombos, clot.]
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Main Entry: throm·bo·sis
Pronunciation: thräm-'bO-s&s, thr&m-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural throm·bo·ses /-"sEz/
: the formation or presence of a blood clot within a blood vessel during life
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thrombosis throm·bo·sis (thrŏm-bō'sĭs)
n. pl. throm·bo·ses (-sēz)
Formation or presence of a thrombus.

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thrombosis   (thrŏm-bō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
The formation or presence of a thrombus.
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