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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("thrombosis" is a kind of...):
occlusion (closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel))
Meronyms (parts of "thrombosis"):
thrombus (a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thrombosis"):
cerebral thrombosis (a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein)
coronary; coronary thrombosis (obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus))
milk leg; phlegmasia alba dolens; white leg (painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth)
phlebothrombosis; venous thrombosis (thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood)
Context examples:
Gross necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area, as in coronary thrombosis.
(Myocardial Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)
Desirudin is particularly used to prevent deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery.
(Desirudin, NCI Thesaurus)
Expression of TF is correlated with metastasis, angiogenesis, tumor cell growth and tumor-associated thrombosis.
(Anti-TF Monoclonal Antibody-MMAE Conjugate, NCI Thesaurus)
TF, a transmembrane protein and procoagulant, is overexpressed in many tumor cell types, and is correlated with metastasis, angiogenesis, tumor growth and tumor-associated thrombosis.
(Anti-TF Monoclonal Antibody ALT-836, NCI Thesaurus)
Diminished or absent blood supply to the brain caused by obstruction (thrombosis or embolism) of an artery resulting in neurologic damage.
(Cerebrovascular Ischemia, NCI Thesaurus)
In turn, hydrogel products can be applied to the prevention of thrombosis, post-operative adhesion formations, and as coatings for biosensors.
(Glycol Dimethacrylate, NCI Thesaurus)
TF, a transmembrane protein and initiator of the coagulation cascade, is overexpressed in many tumor cells and tumor endothelial cells; its expression is correlated with metastasis, angiogenesis, tumor cell growth and tumor-associated thrombosis.
(Anti-Tissue Factor Monoclonal Antibody MORAb-066, NCI Thesaurus)
Other signs and symptoms include arthritis, deep vein thrombosis and superficial thrombophlebitis.
(Behcet syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
It may lead to venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
(Antithrombin III Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
An abnormality that refers to mutation of factor V Leiden, which is a variant of human factor V. It results in thrombophilia, deep vein thrombosis, and a slightly increased risk of miscarriage.
(Factor V Leiden Mutation, NCI Thesaurus)
