venous thrombosis

1. 1.

   thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood

   Synonymsphlebothrombosis

   Broaderthrombosis

   pregnancy · surgery

Questions about venous thrombosis

What does venous thrombosis mean?

venous thrombosis means "thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood".

What is another word for venous thrombosis?

Close synonyms include phlebothrombosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.