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The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.

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  1. n. The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.
  2. n. the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
  3. The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance. -- Throm*bot"ic, a.
  4. The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the siteof obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced bya clot or foreign body brought from a distance.-- Throm*bot"ic, a.
  5. n:100 n. the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel