What does "thrombosis" mean?

The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

How do you pronounce "thrombosis"?

Pronounced //θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs//.

Common synonyms include: abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy.

/θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation. countable, uncountable
"The cure for thrombosis at the heart of London was to start work quickly on the new Victoria line. A high-level decision to proceed with this railway was urgently awaited"
2
the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel wordnet

"Travellers on long-distance flights can suffer from deep vein thrombosis."

From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.