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macrothrombus en · NOUN

Etymology

From macro- + thrombus.

Meanings

1. A relatively large thrombus.
   • Endogenous thrombin potential controls the capability of blood for intensive generation of fibrin microthrombi (irrelative of whether they will be condensed on macrothrombus or washed out downstream). 2015 July 30, “Mathematical Modeling of Intravascular Blood Coagulation under Wall Shear Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • Diffuse pulmonary macrothrombi (including any clot or thrombus in arteries with a lumen >1 mm) are found frequently, and are present in the early, intermediate, and late stage of ARDS, although in the late stage they are fewer. 1985, Warren M. Zapol, Acute respiratory failure, page 45:

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Antonyms

microthrombus