Converse of object

• form: A person with atherosclerosis is at high risk of forming a thrombus in a coronary artery - coronary thrombosis.

• dissolve: Drugs to dissolve the thrombus - thrombolytic drugs - may be given during the first 48 hours after formation of the blood clot.

• exclude: The stent was used to exclude thrombus in the contralateral brachiocephalic vein ( n=4 ).

• call: The blockage of the artery is usually caused by a blood clot ( called a thrombus by doctors ) or an embolus.

• show: U/S [ Fig 3 ] showed a partially occlusive thrombus in the superior mesenteric vein [ SMV ] extending into the portal vein.

Preposition: in

• artery: A person with atherosclerosis is at high risk of forming a thrombus in a coronary artery - coronary thrombosis.

• vein: Case reports to date mostly emphasize thrombus in the superior mesenteric vein, or very occasionally bowel wall changes.

Adjective modifier

• left: A transoesophageal echocardiogram ( TOE ) was therefore arranged to exclude left atrial thrombus, prior to performing the ablation.

• atrial: A transoesophageal echocardiogram ( TOE ) was therefore arranged to exclude left atrial thrombus, prior to performing the ablation.

• residual: A further patient treated for forty-eight hours with heparin showed no evidence of residual thrombus.

Modifies a noun

• formation: The platelet phase is central to thrombus formation inside blood vessels.

• extension: We continue to advocate an aggressive, optimistic approach for those patients with clinically confined tumors with isolated venous tumor thrombus extension.

• growth: Activation results in platelet adhesion, aggregation and degranulation leading to thrombus growth.

• form: It is a condition in which a small blood clot or thrombus forms mainly in the deep veins of the legs.

Noun used with modifier

• mural: Laminated endocardial thrombosis is present over the infarct ( called a mural thrombus ).

• tumor: Level of tumor thrombus appears to be correlated with overall survival.

• platelet: Platelet thrombus formation and aggregation are reduced, and fibrinolytic capacity increased, in patients treated with statins.