thrombosis n pl , -ses
1 the formation or presence of a thrombus
2 Informal short for →
coronary thrombosis (C18: from New Latin, from Greek: curdling, from thrombousthai to clot, from thrombos thrombus)
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thrombotic adj
coronary thrombosis n
a condition of interrupted blood flow to the heart due to a blood clot in a coronary artery, usually as a consequence of atherosclerosis: characterized by intense pain, (Sometimes shortened to)
coronary Compare →
myocardial infarction