Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The formation, presence, or development of a thrombus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The coagulation of the blood in a blood-vessel or in the heart during life; the formation or existence of a thrombus. See
thrombus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from
embolism , which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology The formation of
thrombi in theblood vessels of a livingorganism , causingobstruction of thecirculation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This week, the organization announced that it’s on the verge of creating a lab-on-a-chip that can diagnose deep vein thrombosis from a single drop of blood, as well as a wristband that can measure body temperature, skin moisture and electromagnetic radiation using plastic chips and sensors only micrometers thick.
German Researchers Develop Biotech Sensor Bracelet, Disposable Blood Lab | Impact Lab 2010
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No doubt someone mentioned the notion of everyone responsible for such an assinine idea being sued into oblivion by passengers who end up with deep vein thrombosis or sicking up all over themselves or wetting the seat or ... whatever.
A taste test for Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth karenmiller 2009
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You better be walking from now on so that you can combat that deep vein thrombosis you have developed!
The Full-Screen Firefox Cloud Desktop | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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Other studies have hinted that statins also reduce clot formation, but their power to prevent deep vein thrombosis was unknown.
Statin Crestor lowers risk of deep-vein clots without bleeding 2009
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Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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Deep vein thrombosis occurred in 34 patients taking Crestor and 60 people who were taking placebos, indicating that treatment reduced the risk of clots by 43%.
Statin Crestor lowers risk of deep-vein clots without bleeding 2009
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Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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ORLANDO Researchers have shown for the first time that a potent cholesterol-lowering drug, Crestor, reduces the risk of deep vein thrombosis, or "economy-class syndrome," caused by potentially lethal blood clots that start in the veins and migrate to the lungs, sometimes after long flights.
Statin Crestor lowers risk of deep-vein clots without bleeding 2009
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I can't believe the sort of day I've had today, if I throw a deep vein thrombosis the fault will be entirely mine.
A perfect day 2008
ambyellen commented on the word thrombosis
It gives me a thrombbing headache!
July 23, 2009