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THROMBOEMBOLISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("thromboembolism" is a kind of...):
occlusion (closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel))