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Thrombosis is a blood clot trapped within a blood vessel. This is a very dangerous, life-threatening occurrence in that it blocks blood flow and oxygen to the surrounding tissues.
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What is the plural of thrombocyte?
The plural form of thrombus is thrombi.The plural is "thrombi" (from Latin), meaning blood clots within a blood vessel, or in the heart. If a blood clot reaches the lungs, it can cause pulmonary thrombosis.
What is another word for deep vein thrombosis?
Clot. Embolus. Thrombus. Thrombophlebitis.
What does D.V.T. stand for?
DVT stands for deep vein (venous) thrombosis. So obvious
What is the simple subject and simple predicate of the elderly patient's deep venous thrombosis was treated with Coumadin?
elderly patient
How do you spell arterial blockage?
That is the correct spelling of "arterial blockage".The medical term is thrombosis when it is caused by a blood clot. The condition atherosclerosis is the narrowing of an artery caused by the thickening of the artery wall (as by cholesterol).
What is a sentence for the word thrombosis?
Thrombosis is a medical term meaning blood clotting. To reduce your risk of thrombosis, take an aspirin tablet daily.
what is a blood clot attached to the wall of a deep vein?
Deep Vein ThrombosisDeep vein thrombosis
What is the medical term meaning blood clotting?
The medical term for blood clot(s) is thrombus (plural thrombi). Thrombosis refers to an abnormal condition of clot formation.A Thrombosis is the medical term for a blood clot.thrombi
What is acute thrombosis?
Acute thrombosis better known as Coronary Thrombosis, is when a blood clot forms inside the a vessel of the heart.
What is pulmonary thrombosis?
Pulmonary thrombosis is a stationary clot found in the lungs.
What is a stationary blood clot?
A thrombosis, most blood clots are stationary.
What is deep sinus thrombosis?
Thrombosis: Blood clot Sinus: A sack/avity in an organ or tissue deep sinus thrombosis: a deep bloodclot in a sinus...
What happens after a thrombosis?
A thrombosis is a blood clot in a vein. This usually happens after some injury to the body. I think the most common form of thrombosis is a deep vein thrombosis in the legs. When this happens there is swelling of the muscle, pain and redness.
What is the medical term meaning Inflammation of a vein with a thrombus?
Thrombophlebitis is the medical term meaning a clot forms in a vein, and inflammation around the vein results.thrombophlebitis
What are 3 diseases can smoking cause?
Coronary thrombosis, cerebral thrombosis, and coronary heart diseases.
What thrombosis is damaged to the heart muscles caused by thrombus blocking a coronary artery?
Coronary Thrombosis
What is a sentence using the word thrombosis?
Walking along the aisle in a plane, helps prevent thrombosis.
