thrombosis

[throm-boh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. intravascular coagulation of the blood in any part of the circulatory system, as in the heart, arteries, veins, or capillaries.

thrombosis

/ θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs, θrɒmˈbɒtɪk /

noun

1. the formation or presence of a thrombus

2. informal,  short for coronary thrombosis

thrombosis

1. The formation or presence of a thrombus.

thrombosis

1. The development of a blood clot in the circulatory system. Depending on the location of the clot, the resultant loss of circulation can lead to a stroke (cerebral thrombosis) or heart attack (coronary thrombosis).

Other Word Forms

• thrombotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombosis¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from New Latin, from Greek thrómbōsis; thromb-, -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of thrombosis¹

C18: from New Latin, from Greek: curdling, from thrombousthai to clot, from thrombos _thrombus

Example Sentences

A calf issue - later diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis - then denied 2022's fastest man the chance to compete for a world medal.

From BBC

Martha was struggling to sleep, losing her hair, having palpitations, suffering tinnitus and was eventually hospitalised for deep vein thrombosis.

From BBC

He spent four weeks and five days in a coma and suffered an extremely rare, life-threatening side effect called VITT, or vaccine-induced immune thrombosis and thrombocytopenia.

From BBC

The action star said that she had been unaware of the prevalence among pregnant women of cerebral venous thrombosis, or CVT, which is the development of a blood clot in the brain.

From Los Angeles Times

She was released on 18 November on a home detention curfew, but a tag could not be fitted to her leg because of deep vein thrombosis, and it was too large for her wrist.

From BBC