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countable and uncountable, plural thromboses
(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation. quotations
The cure for thrombosis at the heart of London was to start work quickly on the new Victoria line. A high-level decision to proceed with this railway was urgently awaited
1962 August, “Talking of Trains: Metropolitan modernisation completed”, in Modern Railways, page 87
Blood-clotting platelets had surged like minnows to the site of injury, clumping together to form a thrombosis that blocked the artery, causing a heart attack and tissue death.
2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, page 37