thromb/o

• thrombophlebitisthrombo·phleb·itis

  1. Rootthromb/oblood clot
  2. +Rootphleb/ovein
  3. +Suffix-itisinflammation

  inflammation of a vein with a blood clot forming inside it

• thrombosisthromb·osis

  1. Rootthromb/oblood clot
  2. +Suffix-osisabnormal condition

  the forming or presence of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, as in deep vein thrombosis · In the dictionary

• thrombocytopeniathrombo·cyto·penia

  1. Rootthromb/oblood clot
  2. +Rootcyt/ocell
  3. +Suffix-peniadeficiency, abnormally low number

  too few platelets in the blood, which raises the risk of bleeding

• thrombolysisthrombo·lysis

  1. Rootthromb/oblood clot
  2. +Suffix-lysisbreakdown, destruction, separation

  breaking up a blood clot, usually with clot-dissolving drugs

• thromboembolismthrombo·embol·ism

  1. Rootthromb/oblood clot
  2. +Rootembol/oembolus, a plug carried in the blood
  3. +Suffix-ismcondition, state

  blockage of a blood vessel by a piece of clot that broke away from where it formed

• thromboticthrombo·tic

  1. Rootthromb/oblood clot
  2. +Suffix-ticpertaining to

  relating to or caused by thrombosis, a blood clot forming inside a blood vessel

• thrombocytethrombo·cyte

  1. Rootthromb/oblood clot
  2. +Suffix-cytecell

  a platelet, a tiny cell fragment in the blood that helps form clots · In the dictionary

• antithromboticanti·thrombo·tic

  1. Prefixanti-against, counteracting
  2. +Rootthromb/oblood clot
  3. +Suffix-ticpertaining to

  preventing blood clots from forming; also a drug that does this

• embol/oembolus, a plug carried in the blood

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• THROMB- Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
• 10.2 Word Components Related to Blood – Medical Terminology – 2e

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