thrombus
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An increase in LDH is thought to indicate hemolysis caused by thrombus formation.
From Forbes ● Nov. 27, 2013
When a portion of a thrombus breaks free from the vessel wall and enters the circulation, it is referred to as an embolus.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A thrombus can seriously impede blood flow to or from a region and will cause a local increase in blood pressure.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The danger then is that the clot, or thrombus, will begin to travel toward the heart and lungs.
From Time Magazine Archive
He knew about as much as was known about the anatomy of the brain and the symptoms and severities of lesion and thrombus.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Montgomery notes that the kidneys developed tiny blood clots called fibrin thrombi, but that this may be the result of the patient’s condition.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 20, 2022
A thrombolytic agent is a medication that promotes the breakup of thrombi.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
While the formation of a clot is normal following the hemostatic mechanism just described, thrombi can form within an intact or only slightly damaged blood vessel.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
So we have a greater tendency to make thrombi that can occlude the coronary vessels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Others are globules of oil entering the torn veins when fat-tissue becomes crushed, or air-bubbles admitted through veins either wounded by instruments or opened after parturition by the dislodgment of their obstructing thrombi.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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