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thromboprophylaxis

thromboprophylaxis noun: any measure taken to prevent thrombosis.

Noun

thromboprophylaxis (usually uncountable, plural thromboprophylaxes)

  1. (usually) Any measure taken to prevent thrombosis.

Forms of thromboprophylaxis

pluralthromboprophylaxes

Origin of thromboprophylaxis

From thrombo- + prophylaxis.

Questions about thromboprophylaxis

What does thromboprophylaxis mean?
Thromboprophylaxis means any measure taken to prevent thrombosis.
What part of speech is thromboprophylaxis?
Thromboprophylaxis is a noun.
What is the plural of thromboprophylaxis?
The plural of thromboprophylaxis is thromboprophylaxes.

Words near thromboprophylaxis in the dictionary

  1. thrombopoietin
  2. thrombopoietins
  3. thromboprophylactic
  4. thromboprophylactics
  5. thromboprophylaxes
  6. thromboprophylaxis
  7. thromboprotection
  8. thromboprotective
  9. thromboreactive
  10. thromboreactivity
  11. thromboregulation

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