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Added 9 October 2026

thrombosis

/θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about thrombosis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.

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