Definition of Thrombus
1. Noun. A blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin.
Definition of Thrombus
1. n. A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation.
Definition of Thrombus
1. a clot occluding a blood vessel [n -BI]
Medical Definition of Thrombus
1.
An aggregation of blood factors, primarily platelets and fibrin with entrapment of cellular elements, frequently causing vascular obstruction at the point of its formation. Some authorities thus differentiate thrombus formation from simple coagulation or clot formation.
Compare: embolism.
Origin: Gr. Thrombos = clot
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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