Thrombus Definition

thrŏmbəs
thrombi
noun
The fibrinous clot attached at the site of thrombosis.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
thrombus
Plural:
thrombi

Origin of Thrombus

  • From the Modern Latin thrombus, from the Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrombos, “lump", “piece", “blood clot", “milk curd"); compare thrombo-.

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin from Greek thrombos clot

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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