thrombosis

/θrɑmˈboʊsəs/

/θrɒmˈbʌʊsɪs/

Definitions of thrombosis

1. noun

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

   cerebral thrombosis

   a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein

   coronary, coronary thrombosis

   obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)

   milk leg, phlegmasia alba dolens, white leg

   painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth

   phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis

   thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood

   type of:

   occlusion

   closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)