Diseases

Embolism and Thrombosis

A collective term for pathological conditions which are caused by the formation of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in a blood vessel, or by blocking of a blood vessel with an EMBOLUS, undissolved materials in the blood stream.

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Abstract

A collective term for pathological conditions which are caused by the formation of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in a blood vessel, or by blocking of a blood vessel with an EMBOLUS, undissolved materials in the blood stream.

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  • Thrombosis and Embolism

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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98; use explode 1992-97

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Embolism and Thrombosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016769. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016769
  2. Embolism and Thrombosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54944012