thrombosis
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thrombosis
- /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/ UK
- /θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
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From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.
noun thromboses
- The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation. “Humbert Humbert,” their author, had died in legal captivity, of coronary thrombosis, on November 16, 1952, a few days before his trial was scheduled to start.
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noun formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation
| Español | trombosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 혈전증 hyeoljeonjeung |
| 日本語 | 血栓症 kessenshō |
| 中文 | 血栓形成 xuèshuān xíngchéng or xiěshuān xíngchéng |
| हिन्दी | घनास्रता ghanāsratā |
| Português | trombose |
| Français | thrombose |
| Deutsch | Thrombose |
| Italiano | trombosi |
| Ελληνικά | θρόμβωση thrómvosi |
| Română | tromboză |
| Русский | тромбо́з trombóz |
| Tiếng Việt | chứng nghẽn mạch |
| العربية | خُثار khuthar |
| עברית | פַּקֶּקֶת pakéket |
Talk about this word "thrombosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thrombosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thrombosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thrombosis "thrombosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thrombosis.Cite this
@misc{thrombosis_2026,
title = {thrombosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thrombosis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
