thrombosis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”); synchronically analyzable as thrombus +‎ -osis.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/
• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs
• Hyphenation: throm‧bo‧sis

thrombosis (plural thromboses)

1. (pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
   • 2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN, page 37:

     Blood-clotting platelets had surged like minnows to the site of injury, clumping together to form a thrombosis that blocked the artery, causing a heart attack and tissue death.