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THROMBI
THROMBUS
thrombus
(noun) a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
thrombi
plural of thrombus
Source: Wiktionary
THROMBUS
Throm"bus, n.; pl. Thrombi. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) (a) A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation. (b) A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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