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thrombus

/throm-buhs/US // ˈθrɒm bəs //UK // (ˈθrɒmbəs) //

血栓,血栓形成,血迹,血块

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural throm·bi [throm-bahy]. /ˈθrɒm baɪ/. Pathology.

    • : a fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart.

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Examples

  • Detachment of a portion of the thrombus, according to Hoare, may result in the lodgment of an embolus in the brain or kidneys.

  • In removing the bone overlying the infected thrombus, the gouge and chisel should be used rather than the bone forceps or burr.

  • The next step is to incise the sinus freely from above downwards towards the jugular fossa and curette out the thrombus.

  • The thrombus is then curetted out and the dissected portion of the jugular vein cut off as high up as possible.

  • It is known as a white thrombus or laminated clot, and is often met with in the sac of an aneurysm (Fig. 72).