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macrothrombus

macrothrombus noun: a relatively large thrombus.

Noun

macrothrombus (plural macrothrombi)

  1. A relatively large thrombus.
    • Diffuse pulmonary macrothrombi (including any clot or thrombus in arteries with a lumen >1 mm) are found frequently, and are present in the early, intermediate, and late stage of ARDS, although in the late stage they are fewer.1985, Warren M. Zapol, Acute respiratory failure, page 45
    • Endogenous thrombin potential controls the capability of blood for intensive generation of fibrin microthrombi (irrelative of whether they will be condensed on macrothrombus or washed out downstream).2015 July 30, “Mathematical Modeling of Intravascular Blood Coagulation under Wall Shear Stress”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Antonyms:
    microthrombus

Antonyms of macrothrombus

Forms of macrothrombus

pluralmacrothrombi

Origin of macrothrombus

From macro- + thrombus.

Questions about macrothrombus

What does macrothrombus mean?
Macrothrombus means a relatively large thrombus.
What part of speech is macrothrombus?
Macrothrombus is a noun.
What is the plural of macrothrombus?
The plural of macrothrombus is macrothrombi.

Words near macrothrombus in the dictionary

  1. macrothrombocytopenias
  2. macrothrombocytopenic
  3. macrothrombocytosis
  4. macrothromboembolism
  5. macrothrombosis
  6. macrothrombus
  7. macrotia
  8. macrotidal
  9. macrotide
  10. macrotides
  11. macrotissue

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