Definition of Thrombosis

the thickening or lump of blood preventing or blocking the flow of blood

Examples of Thrombosis in a sentence

Emergency surgery was scheduled for the young woman whose thrombosis had become life-threatening from the blood clot.  🔊

A blood thinner was administered to the patient to prevent thrombosis from forming in her arteries or veins.  🔊

To avoid thrombosis from taking place in the legs, doctors recommend walking around as much as possible on a long flight.  🔊

Sharp chest pains resulted in a diagnosis of thrombosis in the man’s lungs since blood was not flowing smoothly in the man’s arteries.  🔊

Since the young man was a marathon runner, it would have been unusual for his blood to clot leading to thrombosis.  🔊

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