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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