THROMBOEMBOLISM

thromboembolism

(noun) occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

thromboembolism (plural thromboembolisms)

(medicine) An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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