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thrombus

/ˈθrɑmbəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
throm-bus
IPA
/ˈθrɑmbəs/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin thrombus, from the Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos, “lump, piece, blood clot, milk curd”); compare thrombo-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: thrombus, θρόμβος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈθrɑmbəs/
  • British English: /ˈθrɒmbəs/

Inflected Forms

thrombi (plural)

Derived Forms

immunothrombus intrathrombus macrothrombus microthrombus thrombectomy thrombocyte thrombose thrombosis thrombosupressive

Frequently Paired Words

embolus

Synonyms

blood clot

Questions

How do you pronounce thrombus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθrɑmbəs/.
What does thrombus mean?
A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.
Where does thrombus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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