How to Use thrombosis in a Sentence

thrombosis

noun
  • One of the most common types is deep vein thrombosis (DVT), when a clot forms in a deep vein in your arm or leg.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • When a clot forms deep in a vein, for instance, it’s called deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
    Serena Coady, SELF, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The leading cause of death is venous thrombosis — a blood clot that forms in some part of the body and then travels to the lungs, heart, or brain.
    Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
  • One clot — a deep vein thrombosis — traveled to my lung.
    Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in at least one but sometimes more of the deep veins in your body.
    Essence, 2 Oct. 2021
  • In 2020, rap legend Heavy D passed away from one that was caused by deep vein thrombosis.
    Aley Arion, Essence, 12 July 2022
  • Signs to look for: Symptoms of deep vein thrombosis show up in the affected limb, like your arm or leg, the CDC says.
    Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 30 July 2019
  • One of them is the formation of deep vein thrombosis, otherwise known as DVT, which is a blood clot in the legs.
    Essence, 1 May 2020
  • Battling a cold and infection, Rocky had a deep vein thrombosis — a blood clot in the leg, which grew and traveled to his lung.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Long-haul flights (and sitting for long periods of time) have been linked to PE and deep-vein thrombosis.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • There have been 15 reports of clots in the legs, called deep vein thrombosis, and 22 cases of blood clots that reached the lungs, known as a pulmonary embolism.
    Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The blood clot may start in an arm or leg, known as deep venous thrombosis, and detach and travel to the lungs, which can be deadly.
    Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Among the more serious risks are blood clots or thrombosis.
    ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Peripheral vein disease affects blood flow from the legs back to the heart, and can lead to blood clots and deep vein thrombosis.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Five years ago, I was diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis (a blood clot in my right leg).
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The other type is pulmonary embolism, in which the deep vein thrombosis breaks off and travels to the lungs, blocking part or all of the blood supply the blood supply there.
    Tori Rodriguez, Woman's Day, 11 July 2016
  • The main concern is a type of clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, or CVST, which blocks blood being drained from the brain.
    Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021
  • But Oberg was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with axillary artery thrombosis (blood clots) in his right arm.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2019
  • There’s no way to completely eliminate the risk of deep vein thrombosis, said Parekh.
    Sonia Heng, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
  • This refers to a sudden decrease in blood flow to a limb, usually because of a blood clot—that is, a thrombosis or embolism—in an artery.
    Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Who did not go to the hospital for an ultrasound, where the tech discovered a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in her right calf.
    Jessica Knoll, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The concern for many passengers is not crashing but instead health risks like deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot.
    Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2019
  • In Europe, there has been 1 case of thrombosis and low blood platelets among the 2.1 million people who have received the Johnson & Johnson shot.
    Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 28 May 2021
  • His cause of death was coronary artery thrombosis due to arteriosclerosis and blunt force injury to the head.
    The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The clots occurred in the brain, in a condition called known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
    New York Times, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The clots, known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), develop in the sinuses of the brain, where blood is drained.
    John Cutter, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The hospital also failed to ensure efforts to prevent deep vein thrombosis were not put in place, the report said.
    Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2024
  • That something is usually a blood clot that, after forming in your legs (this is called deep vein thrombosis), broke off and traveled to your lungs.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Blood clots, also called deep vein thrombosis, happen when blood clumps up in one of the veins deep inside your body, typically in your legs.
    Lori Keong, SELF, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The girl died of complications from a deep vein thrombosis in her leg, which included a blood clot in her brain, a forensic review by a physician for the state found.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 3 Sep. 2020

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