Thrombosis

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thrombosis \Throm*bo"sis\, n. [NL. See {Thrombus}.] (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. -- {Throm*bot"ic}, a.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thrombosis
       n : the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of
           coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation)
           in a blood vessel

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  143 Moby Thesaurus words for "thrombosis":
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     acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy,
     akinetic epilepsy, angina, angina pectoris, aortic insufficiency,
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     auricular fibrillation, autonomic epilepsy, beriberi heart,
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     cardiac shock, cardiac stenosis, cardiac thrombosis, carditis,
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     coronary insufficiency, coronary thrombosis, cortical epilepsy,
     cramp, cursive epilepsy, diastolic hypertension, diurnal epilepsy,
     eclampsia, encased heart, endocarditis, epilepsia,
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     flask-shaped heart, focal epilepsy, frenzy, frosted heart,
     grand mal, hairy heart, haute mal, heart attack, heart block,
     heart condition, heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure,
     hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, hysterical epilepsy,
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