thrombosis
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He went to a hospital emergency room just after midnight and was found to have high blood pressure and sagittal sinus venous thrombosis.
From New York Times
“Patients who come into the hospital with a broken leg are usually prone to develop thrombosis,” says Tobias Petzold, a cardiologist at the German Center for Cardiovascular Research.
From Scientific American
His operation has been cancelled twice - once in December, because he developed deep vein thrombosis, and the second time because of the first junior doctors' strike.
From BBC
"They know the quicker they move, the less chance of deep vein thrombosis, or wound stiffness and a quicker recovery."
From BBC
Your risk of developing deep vein thrombosis is significantly higher on long-haul flights.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.