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thrombus definition

throm·bus (t̸hräm′bəs)

noun pl. thrombi throm′bi′ (-bī′)

the fibrinous clot attached at the site of thrombosis

Etymology: ModL < Gr thrombos, a clot < IE *dhrómbhos < base *dherebh-, to coagulate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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