thrombosis
Noun
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The formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel (synset 114125557)
is a type of: occlusion - closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)subtypes:
- 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
has: thrombus - a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
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