thrombosis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
Blood-clotting platelets had surged like minnows to the site of injury, clumping together to form a thrombosis that blocked the artery, causing a heart attack and tissue death.
2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN, page 37:“Humbert Humbert,” their author, had died in legal captivity, of coronary thrombosis, on November 16, 1952, a few days before his trial was scheduled to start.
1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC:The cure for thrombosis at the heart of London was to start work quickly on the new Victoria line. A high-level decision to proceed with this railway was urgently awaited
1962 August, “Talking of Trains: Metropolitan modernisation completed”, in Modern Railways, page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thromboses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
photothrombosis · rethrombosis · dethrombosis · phlebothrombosis · atherothrombosis · thrombus · antithrombosis · deep vein thrombosis · hyperthrombosis · coronary thrombosis · macrothrombosis · thrombotic · microthrombosis · immunothrombosis
Relateds
Translations (67)
be трамбоз (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · sv trombos (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · fr thrombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · bg тромбоза (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ca trombosi (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · lv tromboze (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · gv clabbid folley (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · es trombosis (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · uk тромбо́з (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · de Thrombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · kn ಕರಣೆಗಟ್ಟಿಕೆ (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · cy thrombosis (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · is segamyndun (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · nl trombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · dsb tromboza (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · nn trombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · sh тромбо́за (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · it trombosi (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ar خُثار (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · cs trombóza (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · mk тромбоза (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · sh trombóza (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · th ภาวะหลอดเลือดมีลิ่มเลือด (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · kmr xwîntîrî (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · pl zakrzepica (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · gd cleiteachd-fhala (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · lt trombozė (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · eo trombozo (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · cy tolcheniad (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ga trombóis (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · el θρόμβωση (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · uz tromboz (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · fi veritulppa (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · pt trombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · kn ಹೆಪ್ಪುಗಂಟಿಕೆ (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · id trombosis (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · tr tromboz (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · hu trombózis (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · da trombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · sk trombóza (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · bar Trombosn (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · hi घनास्रता (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · nb trombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · oc trombòsi (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · he פַּקֶּקֶת (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · eu tronbosi (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · hsb tromboza (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · vi chứng nghẽn mạch (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · kn ಕರಣೆಗಂಟಿಕೆ (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ro tromboză (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · lb Thrombos (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · uz тромбоз (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · bar Thrombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ky тромбоз (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · kmr xwînmeyîn (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · sl tromboza (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ml ത്രോംബോസിസ് (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · cmn 血栓形成 (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · io tromboso (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ja 血栓症 (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · gl trombose (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · kk қан ұюы (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · nrf coup d'sang (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · gv clabbid cuishlin (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ru тромбо́з (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · fi tromboosi (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation) · ko 혈전증 (formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation)