THROMBOEMBOLISM


Meaning of THROMBOEMBOLISM in English

— thromboembolic /throm'boh em bol"ik/ , adj.

/throm'boh em"beuh liz'euhm/ , n. Pathol.

the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.

[ 1905-10; THROMBO- + EMBOLISM ]

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