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thromboembolism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
throm-boem-bolism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.

Etymology

From thrombo- + embolism.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

thromboembolisms (plural)

Derived Forms

venothromboembolism

Frequently Paired Words

microthromboembolism thromboembolic thromboembolus

Questions

What does thromboembolism mean?
An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.
Where does thromboembolism come from?
From thrombo- + embolism.

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