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thrombosis|θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs|
[mod.L., a. Gr. θρόµβωσις a curdling, f. θροµβοῦσθαι to become curdled or clotted, f. θρόµβος thrombus: see -osis.]
† A coagulation or curdling (obs. rare); spec. Path. a local coagulation of the blood in any part of the vascular system during life, the formation of a thrombus. Also fig. with reference to traffic congestion.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Thrombosis, a congealing, or clotting together of any thing. 1866A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 28 The causes of thrombosis are, first, changes in the walls of the vessels, and, second, retardation of the circulation. 1891Lancet 2 May 1003/2 In consequence of venous thrombosis in the right lower extremity. 1904Times 20 Aug. 5/3 Lady H― died..from an attack of pulmonary thrombosis. 1959Times 27 Nov. 8/4 It was clear that the heart of London had traffic thrombosis, said Mr. Ernest Marples..at a Press conference yesterday. 1975Times 9 June 12/4 In the big cities expansion of car ownership has brought inevitable thrombosis. |