thrombus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin

WordNet

Throm"bus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a lump, a clot of blood.
Wordforms
plural Thrombi
Definitions
  1. (Med.) (a) A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation. (b) A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the subcutaneous cellular tissue.

Webster 1913