thrombus

Noun

Meaning

A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation.

A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the subcutaneous cellular tissue.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blood clot gob array cluster battery batch lump clotting blockage clot occlusion embolism curd clump glob
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Antonyms

speck one few single little individual
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Hypernyms

clot coagulum

Phrases with the word

thrombus dissolver

Derivatives

thrombi

Examples

A member of the UNC Blood Research Center, he was called upon for his “vast” knowledge and treatment experience of thrombus on Earth. Source: Internet

A thrombus may partially or completely block (occlude) blood flow through a vessel or may break off from the vessel wall and travel through the bloodstream, at which point it is called an embolus. Source: Internet

F-IsoPs contribute to CVD progression through increased vasoconstriction via thromboxane production, platelet aggregation, and thrombus formation. Source: Internet

There are two types of stroke: ischemic, which is caused by a lack of blood supply to the brain due to a thrombus, and haemorrhagic, which is caused by a ruptured brain artery. Source: Internet

"Targets for better anti-thrombotic medicine identified: New target could control heart-attack-causing thrombus formation, while retaining normal clotting function." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thrombovascular thromboxane thrombspondin thrombus dissolver thromde thromidioside