thrombo- /throm-bō-, -bə-/ (medicine)

Denoting a blood clot

thromˈbocyte noun

(Gr kytos vessel, hollow) a platelet

thrombocytopēˈnia noun

(Gr penia poverty) an abnormal decrease in the number of platelets in the blood, causing haemorrhage

thromboemˈbolism noun

A blockage of a blood vessel caused by an embolus carried by the bloodstream from its point of origin

thrombokīˈnase noun

1. An enzyme active in the clotting of blood
2. Thromboplastin

thrombolˈysis (also /-bə-lī'sis/) noun

The dissolving of blood clots

thrombolytˈic adjective

(of a drug) dissolving clots in the blood

A thrombolytic drug

thrombophilˈia noun

An abnormal tendency to develop blood clots

thrombophlebīˈtis noun

Inflammation of a vein accompanied by formation of a thrombus

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