Definition of Thrombolysis

1. Noun. The process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots.

Generic synonyms: Lysis

Definition of Thrombolysis

1. Noun. The breaking down of blood clots by pharmacological means. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Thrombolysis

1. Fluidifying or dissolving of a thrombus. Origin: thrombo-+ G. Lysis, a dissolving (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrombolysis

thrombogen
thrombogene
thrombogenesis
thrombogenic
thrombogenicity
thromboid
thrombokinase
thrombokinases
thrombolectin
thrombolic
thrombolite
thrombolites
thrombolus
thrombolymphangitis
thrombolysis (current term)
thrombolytic
thrombolytic agent
thrombolytic medication
thrombolytic therapy
thrombomodulin
thrombon
thrombonecrosis
thrombopathic syndrome
thrombopathy
thrombopenia
thrombopenias
thrombopenic purpura
thrombophilia
thrombophilias

Literary usage of Thrombolysis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"Although serum enzyme determination may not be effective within the early hours of symptom onset in determining the need for thrombolysis, it may be of ..."

2. Unstable Angina: Diagnosis and Management by Eugene Braunwald (1997)
"Influence of thrombolysis on myocardial infarction in patients presenting with unstable angina -100 0 100 Difference in percent of patients having ..."

3. Tools For Evaluating Health Technologies: 5 Background Papers by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"However, even if the results of such trials suggested a benefit of thrombolysis, they could not answer whether the treatment might also benefit patients who ..."

4. Health Care Technology And Its Assessment In Eight Countries edited by H. David Banta (2004)
"... Coronary Artery Disease; Surgical Treatment, PTCA, thrombolysis. Prognosis 1990 (Stockholm, 1990) (in Swedish). 40. National Board of Health and Welfare ..."

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