Main Entry: throm·bo·sis

Pronunciation: \thräm-ˈbō-səs, thrəm-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural throm·bo·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thrombōsis clotting, from thrombousthai to become clotted, from thrombos clot

Date: 1866

: the formation or presence of a blood clot within a blood vessel

— throm·bot·ic \-ˈbä-tik\ adjective