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thrombosis

noun

NAmE//θrɑmˈboʊsəs//

[countable, uncountable] (pl. thromboses

NAmE//θrɑmˈboʊsiz//

) (medical)

a serious condition caused by a blood clot (= a thick mass of blood) forming in a blood vessel (= tube) or in the heart see coronary thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis

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deep vein thrombosis noun

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