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thrombosis definition

throm·bo·sis (t̸hräm bō′sis)

noun

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

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

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