OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9279

thrombosis

/θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/
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trombosis
The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
Blood-clotting platelets had surged like minnows to the site of injury, clumping together to form a thrombosis that blocked the artery, causing a heart attack and tissue death.
The cure for thrombosis at the heart of London was to start work quickly on the new Victoria line. A high-level decision to proceed with this railway was urgently awaited
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