What it means
The root in words about blood clots. A thrombus is a clot that forms in a vessel, and thrombosisthrom-BOH-sisThe forming of a blood clot (a thrombus) inside a blood vessel or the heart.thromb/o clot-osis conditionFull entry is the forming of one, as in deep vein thrombosisDEEP VAYN throm-BOH-sisA blood clot in a deep vein, most often in the leg or pelvis.thromb/o clot-osis conditionFull entry . Thrombocytes are platelets, the cells that help clots form, so thrombocytopeniathrom-boh-sy-toh-PEE-nee-uhA blood platelet count below normal, under 150,000/mm3.thromb/o clotcyt/o cell-penia lack, too fewFull entry is a low platelet count. Thrombolytic drugs break clots up, and thrombophlebitis is a vein inflamed by a clot.
At a glance
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Related terms
deep vein thrombosis
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often in the leg or pelvis.
thrombosis
The forming of a blood clot (a thrombus) inside a blood vessel or the heart.
platelet
A tiny cell fragment in the blood that sticks together at a wound to help form a clot.
embolism
The blocking of a blood vessel by a mass carried there in the blood (an embolus), such as a clot, fat or an air bubble.
thrombocytopenia
A blood platelet count below normal, under 150,000/mm3.