thrombosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce thrombosis in British English:
UK [θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce thrombosis in American English:
US [θrɑmˈboʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
Word Origin
- thrombosis (n.)
- 1706, Modern Latin, from Greek thrombosis "a clumping or curdling" (from thrombousthai "become curdled or clotted," from thrombos "clot, curd, lump;" see thrombus) + -osis.
Example
- 1. They can also explore their genetic likelihood of developing deep-vein thrombosis , skin cancer or glaucoma .
- 2. The wright brothers failed to anticipate that their work would cause countless deaths by aerial bombardment , terrorism and deep vein thrombosis .
- 3. If blood clots too much , people can develop a potentially fatal thrombosis ; too little and they can bleed to death .
- 4. Deep vein thrombosis is a kind of clot that typically originates in the legs and can travel to the lungs where it becomes an often deadly pulmonary embolism .
- 5. The study also confirmed that adding fenofibrate to simvastatin did not result in any excess risk of myopathy ( muscle problems ) , venous thrombosis or pancreatitis .