thrombus
Internal vascular plug
A thrombus is a blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel and remains attached there, potentially blocking blood flow.
Unlike clots that form outside the body to stop bleeding from wounds, a thrombus develops within the circulatory system and can cause serious medical problems including stroke or heart attack.
If a thrombus breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream, it becomes an embolus.
The ultrasound revealed a thrombus in her leg vein.
Coagulated mass
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
coagulation · prothrombin · fibrinogen · clotting · cascade · factor VIII · coagulants · vitamin K
Clot obstructing blood flow
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
atherosclerosis · plaque · hemorrhage · phlebitis · stenosis · necrosis
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- blood vesselTube conveying circulation
- circulationMovement through a system
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
peripheral · aneurysm · endothelium · lumen · coronary · cerebral · venous · arterial
clot
Coagulated mass
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
hemostasis · coagulation · prothrombin · fibrinogen · clotting · cascade · factor VIII · coagulants · vitamin K · crosslinking
thromboembolism
Clot obstructing blood flow
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
stroke · atherosclerosis · plaque · hemorrhage · phlebitis · stenosis · necrosis
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- blood vesselTube conveying circulation
- circulationMovement through a system
cardiovascular · peripheral · aneurysm · endothelium · lumen · coronary · cerebral · venous · arterial · capillary
anticoagulant
Substance preventing blood clots
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- warfarinClot-preventing medication
- aspirinAcetylsalicylic acid tablet
stent · angioplasty · antiplatelet · catheter · dissolution
thrombuspatency
State of being open
blood flow · perfusion · circulation · embolus · hemorrhage
thrombusclot dissolution
Breakdown of coagulated blood
anticoagulation · liquefaction · plasmin · hemorrhage · bleeding
- deep-vein thrombosisClot in lower limb vessel
- coronary thrombosisClot in cardiac artery
- deep vein thrombosisClot in leg vessel
thrombosis, thrombectomy, thrombolytic, thrombi, thrombotic, thrombocyte, thrombophlebitis