THROMBOEMBOLISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thromboembolism" is a kind of...):

occlusion (closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel))

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