thrombosis
/θɹɒmˈbəʊsəs/throm-BOH-suhs
/θɹɑmˈboʊsəs/thrahm-BOH-suhs
Meaningclotting
Common meaning: blood clotting in a vessel
- thromba clot, lumpLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 370 · scan
- osisGreek noun ending: a state or process
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek θρόμβος ‘a clot, lump’.
Roots
- θρόμβος Greek “a clot, lump”
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