English words starting with thro - page 1

Meanings of Throe:

noun

Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.

Usage examples:

He convulsed in his death throes

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

Meanings of Throes:

plural noun

Intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change.

Usage examples:

He convulsed in his death throes

noun

Difficulties or pain

Usage examples:

He was in the throes of despair after losing his job.

Meanings of Thrombase:

noun

An enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin; = "thrombin".

Meanings of Thrombectomies:

noun

Surgical removal of a thrombus from a blood vessel.

Usage examples:

As a research fellow in the 1930s, john gibbon witnessed the death of a young woman after an attemp…

Meanings of Thrombectomy:

noun

Surgical removal of a thrombus from a blood vessel.

Usage examples:

As a research fellow in the 1930s, john gibbon witnessed the death of a young woman after an attemp…

Meanings of Thrombi:

noun

A blood clot formed in situ within the vascular system of the body and impeding blood flow.

Usage examples:

Mechanical valves are made with a combination of metals and sophisticated materials to ensure durab…

Plural of thrombus specialized

Meanings of Thrombin:

noun

An enzyme in blood plasma which causes the clotting of blood by converting fibrinogen to fibrin.

Usage examples:

In addition to its role in activation of fibrin clot formation, thrombin plays an important regulat…

Meanings of Thromboangiitis:

noun

A rare condition in which the blood vessels of the hands and feet become blocked

Usage examples:

The incidence of thromboangiitis obliterans has fallen in countries where smoking has declined.

Meanings of Thromboarteritis:

noun

Inflammation and thrombosis of an artery or arteries; an instance of this.

Meanings of Thrombocyte:

noun

Another term for platelet.

Meanings of Thrombocytopenia:

noun

Deficiency of platelets in the blood. this causes bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury.

Usage examples:

Splenomegaly or giant hemangioma can result in thrombocytopenia because of platelet sequestration.

Meanings of Thrombocytopenic:

adjective

Characterized or caused by thrombocytopenia; affected with thrombocytopenia.

noun

A condition in which the body does not have enough platelets (= very small cells in the blood that make it thicker in order to stop bleeding), often causing very small red spots to form on the skin

Meanings of Thromboembolism:

noun

Obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that has become dislodged from another site in the circulation.

Usage examples:

Any condition that may predispose to thromboembolism

Meanings of Thrombogen:

noun

A precursor of thrombin; specifically = "prothrombin".

Meanings of Thrombogenic:

adjective

(of a substance or condition) producing coagulation of the blood, especially as predisposing to thrombosis.

Usage examples:

Multiple spontaneous miscarriages also may indicate underlying thrombogenic conditions.

Meanings of Thromboid:

adjective

Resembling or of the nature of a thrombus.

Meanings of Thrombokinase:

noun

An enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin, or the inactive precursor of this.

Meanings of Thrombolysis:

noun

The dissolution of a blood clot, especially as induced artificially by infusion of an enzyme into the blood.

Usage examples:

By contrast, patients can have thrombolysis administered by medical or paramedical staff at first c…

Meanings of Thrombopenia:

noun

Reduction of the number of thrombocytes in the blood; an instance of this.

Meanings of Thrombophlebitis:

noun

Inflammation of the wall of a vein with associated thrombosis, often occurring in the legs during pregnancy.

Usage examples:

Patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis or thrombophlebitis who have surgery should receive…

Meanings of Thromboplastic:

adjective

Promoting the clotting of blood.

Meanings of Thromboplastin:

noun

An enzyme released from damaged cells, especially platelets, which converts prothrombin to thrombin during the early stages of blood coagulation.

Usage examples:

In the second stage, prothrombin is activated by thromboplastin to make thrombin.

Meanings of Thrombose:

verb

Affect with or be affected by thrombosis.

Usage examples:

The superior mesenteric artery was thrombosed

Meanings of Thrombosed:

verb

Affect with or be affected by thrombosis.

Usage examples:

The superior mesenteric artery was thrombosed

adjective

Affected by thrombosis (= a medical condition in which the flow of blood in the body is blocked by a partly solid mass of blood called a clot)

Usage examples:

External haemorrhoids can be very painful if they become thrombosed.

Meanings of Thromboses:

verb

Affect with or be affected by thrombosis.

Usage examples:

The superior mesenteric artery was thrombosed

noun

Local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the circulatory system.

Usage examples:

Increased risk of thrombosis

Plural of thrombosis