venous thrombosis
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Venous thrombosis — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D020246 A venous thrombosis is a blood clot that forms within a vein. (Thrombosis is a specific medical term for a blood clot that remains in the place where it… … Wikipedia
venous thrombosis — noun 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 • Syn: ↑phlebothrombosis • Topics: ↑pregnancy,… … Useful english dictionary
Thrombosis — Classification and external resources Acute arterial thrombosis of the right leg (note the blue discoloration) ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Venous Translucence — Venous translumination or translucence, has been applied in phlebology since 1996 by the surgeon Pedro Fernandes Neto, during ambulatory clinical exams (Brazil). The results were registered in annals of national and international congresses of… … Wikipedia
Venous cutdown — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 38.94 MeshID = D016748 OtherCodes = Venous cutdown is an emergency procedure to get vascular access, in which the vein is exposed surgically and then a cannula is inserted into the… … Wikipedia
venous — adjective Etymology: Latin venosus, from vena vein Date: 1626 1. of, relating to, or full of veins < a venous thrombosis > < a venous rock > 2. of blood having passed through the capillaries and given up oxygen for the tissues and become charged… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Venous stasis — Venous stasis, or venostasis, is a condition of slow blood flow in the veins, usually of the legs. A patient with venous stasis might be more vulnerable to the formation of blood clot, especially in the deep veins of the legs, called deep vein… … Wikipedia
mesenteric venous thrombosis — formation of a clot in one of the mesenteric veins, leading to ischemia and infarction of the small bowel or colon … Medical dictionary
thrombosis — Formation or presence of a thrombus; clotting within a blood vessel which may cause infarction of tissues supplied by the vessel. [G. t., a clotting, fr. thrombos, clot] atrophic t. t. due to feebleness of the circulation, as in marasmus. SYN … Medical dictionary
Thrombosis, cavernous sinus — A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone of the skull. The cavernous sinus is an important structure because of its… … Medical dictionary
