Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrombophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: throm-bophil-ia
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The patient needed to take blood thinners to prevent clots from thrombophilia."

Etymology

From thrombo- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thrombo
Suffix: philia

Usage

Inflected Forms

thrombophilias (plural)

Derived Forms

thrombophilic

Synonyms

hypercoagulability

Questions

What does thrombophilia mean?: The tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation.
Where does thrombophilia come from?: From thrombo- + -philia.

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