throm‧bo‧sis /θrɒmˈbəʊsəs, θrɒmˈbəʊsɪs $ θrɑːmˈboʊ-/
noun (
plural thromboses)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek, from thrombos 'clot']
technical a serious medical problem caused by a
clot forming in your blood that prevents the blood from flowing normally
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