| thrombinogenesis | Thrombin production. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thrombo- | Blood clot; coagulation; thrombin. Origin: G. Thrombos, clot (thrombus) (05 Mar 2000) |
| thromboangiitis | Inflammation of the intima of a blood vessel, with thrombosis. Origin: thrombo-+ G. Angeion, vessel, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| thromboangiitis obliterans | <disease> A progressive occlusive disease of the blood vessels in the lower extremities. Smoking is considered a major factor in the development and acceleration of this disease. It is autoimmune in nature. Synonym:: Buerger's disease. (15 Oct 1997) |
| thromboarteritis | Arterial inflammation with thrombus formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thromboasthenia | <haematology> Condition in which there is defective platelet aggregation, though adherence is normal. See: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| thromboblast | Synonym: megakaryocyte. Origin: thrombo-+ G. Blastos, germ (05 Mar 2000) |
| thromboclastic | 1. Dissolving or splitting up a thrombus. 2. <pharmacology> A thrombolytic agent. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (18 Nov 1997) |
| thrombocyst | Thrombocystis A membranous sac enclosing a thrombus. Origin: thrombo-+ G. Kystis, a bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| thrombocytasthenia | A term for a group of haemorrhagic disorders in which the platelets may be only slightly reduced in number, or even within the normal range, but are morphologically abnormal, or are lacking in factors that are effective in the coagulation of blood. Origin: thrombocyte + G. Astheneia, weakness (05 Mar 2000) |
| thrombocyte | <haematology> Archaic name for a blood platelet. (18 Nov 1997) |
| thrombocythaemia | <haematology> Over-production of platelets. See: essential thrombocythaemia. (15 Oct 1997) |
| thrombocythemia | Synonym: thrombocytosis. Origin: thrombocyte + G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| thrombocythemia, haemorrhagic | A clinical syndrome characterised by repeated spontaneous haemorrhages and a remarkable increase in the number of circulating platelets. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thrombocytic series | The cells of successive stages in thrombocytic (platelet) development in the bone marrow, e.g., thromboblasts, thrombocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |