deep vein thrombosisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdiːp ˌveɪn θrɒmˈbəʊ.sɪs/us/ˌdiːp ˌveɪn θrɑːmˈboʊ.sɪs/abbreviation DVTa serious medical condition in which a blood clot (= a sticky mass of blood) forms in the veins of the legs or lungs
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
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- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- blood poisoning
- 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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