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thrombosis

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10 lettersPronunciation /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted bhimoorsstStarts with TEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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

From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.

Used in a sentence

  • 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
  • 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.

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