thrombosis
noun
[ θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs ]
• local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the circulatory system.
• "increased risk of thrombosis"
Similar:
blood clot,
embolism,
embolus,
infarction,
stroke,
ictus,
seizure,
heart attack,
coronary thrombosis,
coronary,
apoplexy,
Origin:
early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek thrombōsis ‘curdling’, from thrombos ‘blood clot’.
