Disease or Syndrome
venous thromboembolism
ve·nous throm·bo·em·bo·lism [ vee-nuhs throm-boh-em-buh-liz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Thromboembolism
Definitions related to venous thromboembolism:
  • Obstruction of a vein or VEINS (embolism) by a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the blood stream.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Occlusion of the lumen of a vein by a thrombus that has migrated from a distal site via the blood stream.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The migration of a blood clot formed within a vein to a site distant from the formation.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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