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'''Thrombosis''' is the formation of a [[thrombus]](medical term for a [[clot]]) inside a [[blood vessel]]. This can dislodge from the site it was formed and can move along the flow of blood to distant places in the body. A piece of thrombus that is transported in this way is called an '''embolus''' (plural '''emboli'''). | '''Thrombosis''' is the formation of a [[thrombus]](medical term for a [[clot]]) inside a [[blood vessel]]. This can dislodge from the site it was formed and can move along the flow of blood to distant places in the body. A piece of thrombus that is transported in this way is called an '''embolus''' (plural '''emboli'''). This process of formation an emboli from a thrombus is called '''thromboembolism'''. The term was coined in 1848 by [[Rudolph Carl Virchow]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Timetables of Science| first=Alexander| last=Hellemans| coauthors=Bryan Bunch| publisher=Simon and Schuster| location=New York, New York| year=1988| isbn=0671621300 |pages=317}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Overview
Thrombosis is the formation of a thrombus(medical term for a clot) inside a blood vessel. This can dislodge from the site it was formed and can move along the flow of blood to distant places in the body. A piece of thrombus that is transported in this way is called an embolus (plural emboli). This process of formation an emboli from a thrombus is called thromboembolism. The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolph Carl Virchow.[1]
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- ↑ Hellemans, Alexander (1988). The Timetables of Science. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 317. ISBN 0671621300. Unknown parameter
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