thrombosis

[ throm-boh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

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

thrombosis

/ θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs; θrɒmˈbɒtɪk /

noun

1. the formation or presence of a thrombus
2. informal.
   short for coronary thrombosis

thrombosis

/ thrŏm-bō′sĭs /

1. The formation or presence of a thrombus.

thrombosis

1. 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 ).

Derived Forms

• thrombotic, adjective

Other Words From

• throm·bot·ic [throm-, bot, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombosis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombosis¹

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

Example Sentences

Platelets are cells that help your blood clot, and it was so unusual to see blood clots combined with low platelet levels, that experts coined a new medical term: vaccine-induced thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, or VITT.

From BBC

Their study, released Wednesday in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, assessed outcomes for people sickened in the first year of the pandemic and followed for a period of nearly three years.

From Los Angeles Times

He died 10 days later of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

From BBC

At Marina's inquest in December 2023, a coroner determined her death had been caused by a combination of factors: intracerebral haemorrhage, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, and vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis due to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

From BBC

The statement said: "I would ask you to be alert to the possibility of this syndrome in any patient within 28 days of receiving Covid vaccination with thrombosis or unexplained thrombocytopaenia."

From BBC