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thromboembolism
thromboembolism n.
Brit. 
/ˌθrɒmbəʊˈɛmbəlɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌθrɒmbəʊˈɛmbəlɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌθrɑmboʊˈɛmbəˌlɪz(ə)m/
embolization of a blood vessel by a thrombus or part of a thrombus dislodged from its site of formation; an instance of this; (also) an embolus of this kind (= thromboembolus n.)./ˌθrɑmboʊˈɛmbəˌlɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
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embolism1870
pneumathaemia1876
rider1885
thromboembolism1895
embolization1949
1895 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Aug. 20/3 These parenchymatous changes are due to circulatory disturbances—stasis, thrombosis, thrombo-embolism.
1970 Daily Tel. 17 July 2/8 Investigations showed that the increased risk of thrombo-embolism declined rapidly after the patient stopped taking the pill.
2002 Times 7 Mar. 3/4 Just as the brain can suffer irreversible damage from infarction after obstruction to a blood vessel by a thrombo embolism, or clot, so can the spinal cord.
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