Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrombolyse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
throm-bol-yse
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To break down a thrombus by pharmacological or other means; to perform thrombolysis.

Etymology

By surface analysis, thrombo- + lyse; see also lyse.

Inflected Forms

thrombolyses (present, singular) thrombolysing (participle, present) thrombolysed (participle, past) thrombolysed (past)

Questions

What does thrombolyse mean?
To break down a thrombus by pharmacological or other means; to perform thrombolysis.
Where does thrombolyse come from?
By surface analysis, thrombo- + lyse; see also lyse.

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