nounplural noun thrombi/ˈθrɒmbʌɪ/

• A blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow.

  ‘Mechanical valves are made with a combination of metals and sophisticated materials to ensure durability and a smooth surface to avoid blood clots, thrombi, forming.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Blood clots, or thrombi, trigger most heart attacks and strokes.’
  • ‘The lung showed focal bronchopneumonia, multiple thrombi, and focal hemorrhagic infarcts.’
  • ‘Thrombin forms clots and thrombi by removal of fibrinopeptides A and B from fibrinogen to form fibrin.’
  • ‘Blood flow to the heart muscle may even stop if a thrombus, or clot, forms in a coronary vessel, which may cause a heart attack.’

  Synonyms

  lump, clump, mass, curdling