Definition of "thrombosis" [throm•bo•sis]

• The formation, presence, or development of a thrombus. (noun)

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• "This week, the organization announced that it’s on the verge of creating a lab-on-a-chip that can diagnose deep vein thrombosis from a single drop of blood, as well as a wristband that can measure body temperature, skin moisture and electromagnetic radiation using plastic chips and sensors only micrometers thick."
• "No doubt someone mentioned the notion of everyone responsible for such an assinine idea being sued into oblivion by passengers who end up with deep vein thrombosis or sicking up all over themselves or wetting the seat or ... whatever."
• "Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein."