thrombosis

(t̸hräm bōsis)

noun

coagulation of the blood in the heart or a blood vessel, forming a clot

Origin: ModL < Gr thrombōsis, coagulation < thrombos, a clot: see thrombus

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See thrombosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. throm·bo·ses (-sēz)
The formation, presence, or development of a thrombus.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin thrombōsis

Origin: , from Greek, a clotting

Origin: , from thrombousthai, to clot

Origin: , from thrombos, clot

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