1. Noun
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. Noun
The formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel.
3. Noun
the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
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