thrombosis
/θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“Humbert Humbert,” their author, had died in legal captivity, of coronary thrombosis, on November 16, 1952, a few days before his trial was scheduled to start."
- "The cure for thrombosis at the heart of London was to start work quickly on the new Victoria line. A high-level decision to proceed with this railway was urgently awaited"
- "Blood-clotting platelets had surged like minnows to the site of injury, clumping together to form a thrombosis that blocked the artery, causing a heart attack and tissue death."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: θρόμβωσις
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/
- British English: /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/