THROMBOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombosis mean? 

• THROMBOSIS (noun)
  The noun THROMBOSIS has 1 sense:

1. the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

  Familiarity information: THROMBOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROMBOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thrombosis" is a kind of...):

occlusion (closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel))

Meronyms (parts of "thrombosis"):

thrombus (a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thrombosis"):

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)

 Context examples 

This protein may be involved in both ion binding and thrombosis.

(Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein, NCI Thesaurus)

Thrombosis can also result from plasminogen deficiency caused by a lack of protein or lack of functional protein.

(Fibrinolysis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A clot in the veins deep in the limbs is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

(Blood Clots, NIH)

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body.

(Deep Vein Thrombosis, NIH)

Problems in your veins in your legs can lead to varicose veins or deep vein thrombosis.

(Leg Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Causes include atherosclerosis, inflammatory processes, thrombosis, and embolism.

(Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Anagrelide is used for treatment of essential thrombocythemia to reduce elevated platelet counts and the risk of thrombosis.

(Anagrelide, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in several cellular processes such as: thrombosis, hemostasis, immunity, and inflammatory responses.

(PECAM1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

It is composed of poorly differentiated neoplastic astrocytes and it is characterized by the presence of cellular polymorphism, nuclear atypia, brisk mitotic activity, vascular thrombosis, microvascular proliferation and necrosis.

(Glioblastoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)

A rare acquired hematologic disorder characterized by hemolytic anemia, dark-colored urine due to the release of hemoglobin in the blood, and thrombosis.

(Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, NCI Thesaurus)