thrombus

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Meaning

1. noun A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

Similar words

clot blood clot thrombogenesis thromboblast thromboembolus immunothrombus thromboagglutination thrombokinesis thrombocytogenesis thrombocytopoiesis

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Word family

thrombi