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thrombo- (iou) and transverse nasal groove (medicine)


thrombo- (iou)



thrombo- combining form. Before a vowel also thromb-.
[from Greek thrombos THROMBUS: see -O-.]
Chiefly Medicine. Of, pertaining to, or involving the clotting of blood.
thrombas'thenia noun a hereditary condition in which the number of platelets in the blood is normal but their clotting power is defective M20.
throm'bectomy noun (an instance of) surgical removal of a thrombus from a blood-vessel E20.
thrombocyte noun a cell or particle which circulates in the blood of vertebrates and is responsible for its clotting; spec. a blood platelet: L19.
thrombocythaemia noun thrombocytosis, esp. due to proliferation of platelet-producing cells (megakaryocytes) M20.
thrombocyto'penia noun reduction of the number of platelets in the blood E20.
thrombocyto'penic adjective of or characterized by thrombocytopenia E20.
thrombocy'tosis noun a significant increase in the number of platelets in the blood M20.
thromboem'bolic adjective of, characterized by, or caused by thromboembolism M20.
thrombo'embolism noun embolism of a blood-vessel caused by a thrombus dislodged from another site E20.
thrombo'genic adjective producing coagulation; esp. predisposing to thrombosis: L19.
thrombo'kinase noun = thromboplastin E20.
thrombo'penia noun = thrombocytopenia E20.
thrombo'penic adjective = thrombocytopenic M20.
thrombophle'bitis noun phlebitis involving secondary thrombosis in the affected vein L19.
thrombo'plastic adjective causing or promoting the clotting of blood E20.
thrombo'plastin noun a natural thromboplastic substance; now spec. an enzyme released from damaged cells, esp. platelets, which converts prothrombin to thrombin during the early stages of blood coagulation E20.
thrombos'thenin noun a contractile protein or mixture of proteins found in blood platelets M20.
throm'boxane noun any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction L20.

transverse nasal groove (medicine)


transverse nasal groove -->
stria nasi transversa


A single deep horizontal groove at the level of the alae, with no associated defects.

Synonym: transverse nasal groove.