Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0416 short lesson, about 20 seconds
thromb/o: Clot
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The idea
The combining form thromb slash o names a blood clot.
In practice
Thrombosis is an abnormal condition of clot formation.
Where people slip
A clot forming in place is named differently from one travelling through the circulation.
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