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The patient may have disease within the blood vessels such as an inflammation of the walls of the vein (phlebitis) or hereditary blood clotting disorders. The patient may also develop blood clots because of other medical conditions.
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∙ 15y agoThrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel,if a blood vessel becomes damaged, platelets and fibrin are used by the body to form a blood clot, The first step in repairing it (hemostasis) is to prevent loss of blood. this mechanism can cause too much clotting, if the clot breaks free, an embolus is formed.
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∙ 11y agoformation of a clot in the blood vessels
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What is the medical term meaning thrombus that has broken away from a vessel wall and is freely floating in the bloodstream?
embolus
If a clot was to become dislodged what would it be?
A "thrombus" that becomes dislodged and freely moving is an embolus. The thrombus occurs as a result of the final product of blood coagulation step in hemostasis (a process that tries to contain blood within a damaged vessel-its opposite is hemorrhage). It is achieved by aggregation of platelets that form a platelet plug and the activation of the humoral coagulation system. When the thrombus detaches from the vessel wall it is termed embolus.
Which type of blood cell is responsible for thrombus formation?
A fragment of a blood cell called a megokaryocte, is responsible for blood clotting. This fragment is called a platelet.
What is thrombus of the right gonadal vein?
Thrombosis is when a blood clot is formed inside of a vein. The right gonadal vein is a vein that carries blood away from the testis and towards the heart.
The blockage of a vessel by an embolus?
A blockage of a blood vessel is caused by a clot called a thrombus. If that clot breaks free and travels through the blood vessels then it is called a embolus.
What is prescribed to a patient that causes thrombus to dissolve?
thrombolytic
What causes enlarged platelets?
Wiskott-aldrich syndrome..a rare genetic disease.
What is a clot called that remains at its origin?
thrombus
Does blood clott in anterior interventricular branch causes sudden death?
A blood clot, also called a thrombus, in the anterior interventricular branch causes sudden death. This branch supplies the majority of blood to the walls of both ventricles. The presence of a thrombus can block the bloodflow to heart muscle cells, causing instant death.
Is thrombi the plurual form of thrombus?
Yes, "thrombi" is the plural form of "thrombus."
What artery is clogged if you have a stroke?
A stroke is when a clot causes a thrombus (blockage of flow of blood) in the veins of the brain. The brain has multiple arteries that supply it with oxygen.
What is more than one thrombus called?
More than one thrombus (or the plural form) is "thrombi".
Thrombus traveling through vascular system is called?
When a thrombus travels through the vascular system it is called an embolus.
What is the medical term meaning death of vessel walls due to a thrombus?
Thromboangionecrosis is death of a vessel wall due to a thrombus.
what is the definition for thrombus?
A thrombus is a blood clot that forms in the circulatory system and remains where it forms rather than circulating in the blood.
What does thrombus mean in medical terms?
Thrombus in medical terms means blood clot.
What is dissolving of a thrombus called?
Thrombolysis
