Dictionary entry

Thrombosis

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Throm‐bo″sis (?), n. [NL. See Thrombus.] (Med.) The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; — distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance. — Throm‐bot″ic (#), a.