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thromb/o
thromb/o means clot (from the Greek thrombos, meaning lump or clot).
What does thromb/o mean?
The root thromb/o means a blood clot. It comes from the Greek word thrombos. It appears in words about clots and the conditions they cause. For example, thrombosis is the formation of a clot inside a blood vessel, and a thrombus is the clot itself. Clots are central to conditions such as deep vein thrombosis, heart attack, and stroke.
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What does thromb/o mean?
The root thromb/o means a blood clot and comes from Greek.
What is thrombosis?
It is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, combining thromb/o with -osis.
What is a thrombocyte?
It is a platelet, the cell fragment that helps the blood to clot, combining thromb/o with -cyte.
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