thrombus
A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in…A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.
Meaning
1 sensesA blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.
Thrombus, Blutgerinnsel
тромбtromb
a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin thrombus, from the Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos, “lump, piece,Borrowed from New Latin thrombus, from the Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos, “lump, piece, blood clot, milk curd”); compare thrombo-.
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Forms
plural: thrombiSynonyms
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