thrombus

thrombus
/throm"beuhs/, n., pl. thrombi /-buy/. Pathol.
a fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart.
[1685-95; < NL < Gk thrómbos clot, lump]

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