THROMBUS


Meaning of THROMBUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthräm-bəs ]

noun

( plural throm·bi -ˌbī, -ˌbē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thrombos clot

Date: circa 1693

: a clot of blood formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin — compare embolus

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