thrombusnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈθrɒm.bəs/us/ˈθrɑːm.bəs/plural thrombi also blood clot specializeda thick mass of blood that forms in a blood vessel and may block the flow of blood in the blood vessel:
Arterial thrombosis is caused by a thrombus in an artery.
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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