Associations to the word «Thrombosis»

Wiktionary

THROMBOSIS, noun. (pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

Dictionary definition

THROMBOSIS, noun. The formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats