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Meaning of Thrombosis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs

Definitions

The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التخثّر خثار
Čeština trombóza
Cymraeg tolcheniad
Deutsch Thrombose
Ελληνικά θρόμβωση
Español trombosis
Français thrombose
עברית פקקת
Magyar trombózis
Bahasa Indonesia trombosis
Italiano trombosi
日本語 血栓症
한국어 혈전증
Македонски тромбоза
Nederlands trombose
Polski zakrzepica
Português trombose
Română tromboză
Русский тромбоз
Svenska trombos
Türkçe tromboz
Українська тромбоз
Tiếng Việt huyết khối

Examples

“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”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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