thrombus

Definition

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-.

Related Words