Thrombophilia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation. countable, uncountable

    "The patient needed to take blood thinners to prevent clots from thrombophilia."

Synonyms

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hypercoagulabilityhypercoagulability

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"The patient needed to take blood thinners to prevent clots from thrombophilia."

Etymology

From thrombo- + -philia.

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