deep vein thrombosis

deep vein thrombosis

noun

Definition of DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

: a condition marked by the formation of a thrombus within a deep vein (as of the leg or pelvis) that may be asymptomatic or be accompanied by symptoms (as swelling and pain) and that is potentially life threatening if dislodgment of the thrombus results in pulmonary embolism—abbreviation DVT