THROMBUS (thrombi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: thrombi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does thrombus mean? 

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

1. a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROMBUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

clot; coagulum (a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)

Holonyms ("thrombus" is a part of...):

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

 Context examples 

The formation of a thrombus in the artery as a direct result of an activity associated with vascular access.

(Arterial Thrombosis due to Vascular Access Complication, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition characterized by an abnormally high level of thrombi.

(Excessive Blood Clotting, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood clot (thrombus) in the lumen of the carotid artery.

(Luminal Carotid Thrombus, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

Like other factor Xa inhibitors, fidexaban prevents thrombus formation.

(Fidexaban, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the lower extremity.

(Deep Vein Thrombosis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This prevents the binding of fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, and other adhesive ligands and leads to an inhibition of platelet aggregation and prevents thrombus development.

(Eptifibatide, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also inhibits platelet aggregation by antagonizing platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptors, thereby preventing thrombus formation.

(Epoprostenol Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Neutralization of Factor Xa inhibits its activity and interrupts the blood coagulation cascade, thereby preventing thrombin formation and thrombus development.

(Fondaparinux, NCI Thesaurus)

This prevents the activation of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X and the anticoagulant proteins C and S, which abrogates both thrombin production and thrombus formation.

(Phenprocoumon, NCI Thesaurus)

The decreased blood flow may be due to narrowing of the coronary arteries, to obstruction by a thrombus, or less commonly, to diffuse narrowing of arterioles and other small vessels within the heart.

(Ischemic Heart Disease, NCI Thesaurus)