| thrombosis |
the inappropriate or pathological formation of a solid mass (from the constiutents of blood) within a blood vessel or organ.
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| thrombus |
(pl. thrombi), a solid mass formed from the constituents of blood within the blood vessels or the heart. Thrombi that form within the rapidly moving arterial circulation are composed largely of fibrin and platelets with only a few trapped red and white cells.
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| thrombolytic |
used to break up a thrombus (stationary blood clot)
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| thrombus |
blood clot that has not broken loose into the blood stream - it is attached to a blood vessel wall or organ wall
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| thromboembolism |
blockage of an artery caused by a blood clot moving into an artery too small to carry it. Can cause heart attack or stroke
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