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thrombosis
Thrombus.
a blood clot
A blood clot that is attached to a vessel wall is a thrombus, A drifting blood clot is an embolus

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If the clot is stationary it is called a thrombus. If it is moving inside the vessel with the blood flow it is called an embolus.

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