Look up: thrombosis

1. Thrombosis
   Thrombosis (Greek: θρόμβωσις) is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus; Greek: θρόμβος) inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to pr...
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2. thrombosis
   [n] - the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
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3. Thrombosis
   The state of having a clot or blockage (the thrombus) attached to, and restricting flow through, a blood vessel.
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4. Thrombosis
   means the formation or presence of a thrombus, which is a solid lump of platelets forming a clot. It can also informally mean a coronary thrombosis. See Deep vein thrombosis.
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5. Thrombosis
   The formation of a blood clot within the blood vessels (arteries or veins).
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6. Thrombosis
   a condition in which a blood clot (thrombus) has formed inside a blood vessel
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7. Thrombosis
   The occurrence of blood clot within a blood vessel, especially if the clot blocks (occludes is the medical term) the vessel
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8. Thrombosis
   The sudden formation of a clot within a blood vessel leading to a stoppage of blood flow
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9. Thrombosis
   Thrombosis is the clotting of blood within a vein or artery.
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10. Thrombosis
    The formation of a blood clot within the circulatory system.
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11. Thrombosis
    The formation of blood clots at sites where they are not required to prevent blood loss.
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12. Thrombosis
    the co-agulation or clotting of blood in arteries or veins, usually causing occlusion or embolism
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13. Thrombosis
    The presence of a thrombus which impedes blood flow.
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14. Thrombosis
    Thrombosis: The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as, for example, in a deep vein thrombosis or a coronary (artery) thrombosis. The clot itself is termed a thrombus. If the clot breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream, it is a thro...
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15. thrombosis
    clotting of blood within the vessels; The clot itself is called a thrombus Category: Management in the public and private sector • intravascular coagulation during life,producing a thrombus Category: Medicine • the formation or presence of a blood clot within a blood vessel during life. Category: Medicine
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16. thrombosis
    Formation of a solid mass (a thrombus) in the lumen of a blood vessel or the heart.
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17. Thrombosis
    Throm·bo'sis noun [ New Latin See Thrombus .] (Medicine) The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism , which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from ...
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18. thrombosis
    <haematology> The formation, development or presence of a thrombus. ... (14 May 1997) ...
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19. thrombosis
    noun the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
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20. thrombosis
    (throm-bo´sis) formation, development, or presence of a thrombus; it can happen whenever the flow of blood in arteries or veins is interfered with. Many factors can cause this; heart failure or physical inactivity may retard circulation generally; a change in the shape or inner surface of a vessel wall may impede ...
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21. Thrombosis
    • (n.) The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.
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22. thrombosis
    formation of a blood clot in the heart or in a blood vessel. Factors that play a role in the formation of clots (thrombi) include injury to a blood ... [14 related articles]
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23. thrombosis
    (Gr. thrombosis) the formation, development, or presence of a thrombus.
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24. thrombosis
    thrombosis (medicine)
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25. thrombosis
    The formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in the heart or blood vessels. Thrombosis commonly occurs in the legs and is associated with varicose veins but is more serious if it occurs in the heart or in the brain arteries. Detachments from a thrombus in the legs may be carried to the lungs as an embol...
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