thrombus
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thrombus
- /ˈθrɒmbəs/ UK
- /ˈθrɑmbəs/ US
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Borrowed from New Latin thrombus, from the Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos, “lump, piece, blood clot, milk curd”); compare thrombo-.
noun thrombi
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A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.
Similar: blood clot
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Talk about this word "thrombus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thrombus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thrombus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thrombus "thrombus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thrombus.Cite this
@misc{thrombus_2026,
title = {thrombus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thrombus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
