Thrombosis
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Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
coronary occlusion /thrombosis, venous thrombosis
Related Terms
blood coagulation, disseminated intravascular coagulation
Scope Note
formation, development, or presence of a thrombus.
Facts
- The formation or presence of a thrombus in a blood vessel
- Travellers' thrombosis is regarded as such a new condition that it has not properly been tracked and many deaths may not be recorded as caused by long-haul flights.
- Thrombosis can lead to myocardial infarction or death.
- When the blockage occurs in a heart artery, it is called a coronary thrombosis.
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