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thrombolyse

thrombolyse verb: to break down a thrombus by pharmacological or other means; to perform thrombolysis.

Verb

thrombolyse (third-person singular simple present thrombolyses, present participle thrombolysing, simple past and past participle thrombolysed)

  1. To break down a thrombus by pharmacological or other means; to perform thrombolysis.

Forms of thrombolyse

third-person singular presentthrombolyses
present participlethrombolysing
past participlethrombolysed
pastthrombolysed

Origin of thrombolyse

By surface analysis, thrombo- + lyse; see also lyse.

Questions about thrombolyse

What does thrombolyse mean?
Thrombolyse means to break down a thrombus by pharmacological or other means; to perform thrombolysis.
What part of speech is thrombolyse?
Thrombolyse is a verb.
What is the past tense of thrombolyse?
The past tense of thrombolyse is thrombolysed.

Words near thrombolyse in the dictionary

  1. thrombolites
  2. thrombolith
  3. thrombolithic
  4. thrombolitic
  5. thrombolymphangitis
  6. thrombolyse
  7. thrombolysed
  8. thrombolysin
  9. thrombolysis
  10. thrombolysoangioplasty
  11. thrombolytic

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