Pathologic Function
venous thrombosis
ve·nous throm·bo·sis [ vee-nuhs throm-boh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Thrombosis
Definitions related to venous thrombosis:
  • Formation of a blood clot (thrombus) inside a vein, causing the obstruction of blood flow.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Partial or complete occlusion of the lumen of a vein by a thrombus.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Presence of an aggregation of blood factors, primarily fibrin and platelets, (thrombus) in a vein.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in the lumen of a vein.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) within a vein.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Phlebothrombosis, formation of a blood clot in a vein that is not inflamed. Inactivity, such as bed rest during convalescence, can lead to the condition, which frequently progresses to thrombophlebitis, in which the clot adherent to the wall of the vein is accompanied by inflammation of the...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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