thrombolysisn.
/θrɒmˈbɒlᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌθrɑmˈbɑləsəs/ Medicine.
The degradation or dissolution of a blood clot or thrombus (by physiological or pharmacological means); treatment with thrombolytic agents; an instance of this.
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thrombolysis1914
1914 Lancet 28 Mar. 881/1 It appears, therefore, that the body producing thrombolysis is present in the fluid portion of the menstrual discharge.
1959 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 38 1086/2 The chief and primary mechanism of thrombolysis involves the diffusion or adsorption of plasminogen activator to the thrombus.
1988 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 166 488/1 Seventeen of 20 thrombolyses were angiographically successful.
2002 L. Gold Good Hosp. Guide 70 Thrombolysis, which involves giving patients clot-busting drugs, is one of the most important ways of treating a heart attack but its effectiveness depends on it being done quickly.
2015 Guardian 23 Feb. (G2 section) 12/3 Isaac was given thrombolysis—the use of clot-busting medication—a common course of treatment in adult stroke patients, but not in children.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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