thromboembolism

[ throm-boh-em-buh-liz-uh m ]
/ ˌθrɒm boʊˈɛm bəˌlɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.

Origin of thromboembolism

First recorded in 1905–10; thrombo- + embolism

OTHER WORDS FROM thromboembolism

throm·bo·em·bol·ic [throm-boh-em-bol-ik] /ˌθrɒm boʊ ɛmˈbɒl ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby thromboembolism

thrombocytopenic purpura, thrombocytopoiesis, thrombocytosis, thromboelastogram, thromboelastograph, thromboembolism, thromboendarterectomy, thrombogen, thrombogenic, thromboid, thrombokinase

British Dictionary definitions for thromboembolic

thromboembolism
/ (ˌθrɒmbəʊˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

pathol the obstruction of a blood vessel by a thrombus that has become detached from its original site

Medical definitions for thromboembolic

thromboembolism
[ thrŏm′bō-ĕm′bə-lĭz′əm ]

n.

Occlusion of a blood vessel due to a thrombus.