Thrombus vs. Thrombosis

Thrombusnoun

A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

Thrombusnoun

A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation.

Thrombusnoun

a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin

Thrombus

A thrombus, colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. There are two components to a thrombus: aggregated platelets and red blood cells that form a plug, and a mesh of cross-linked fibrin protein.

Thrombosisnoun

(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

Thrombosisnoun

The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; - distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.

Thrombosisnoun

the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

Thrombosis

Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις thrómbōsis "clotting”) is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss.