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Coagulation thrombosis
Thrombosis due to coagulation of fibrin in a blood vessel.
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Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis
A blood clot in one of the main veins that carry blood from the brain, such as the superior sagittal sinus, the lateral sinus, or the straight sinus.
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Thrombopoietin
A growth factor that acts on the bone marrow to stimulate platelet production as well as the proliferation of other cell lines.
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Thrombon
The portion of the hematopoietic system concerned with platelet formation.
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Thrombolymphangitis
Inflammation of a lymphatic vessel due to obstruction by thrombus formation.
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Thromboerythrocyte
A synthetic blood product consisting of red blood cells to whose surface a peptide with the following amino acid sequence (arginine-glycine-aspartic acid) has been covalently bonded. Such cells aggregate with activated platelets and may be used as platelet substitutes in patients with severe platelet deficiencies.
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Thromboendocarditis
Formation of a clot on an inflamed surface of a heart valve.
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Thromboelastogram
A device used to determine the presence of intravascular fibrinolysis and to monitor the effect of antifibrinolytic therapy on the formation and dissolution of clots.
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
A decrease in the platelet count caused by an immune reaction to heparin. It may lead to widespread or potentially life-threatening blood clotting rather than bleeding.
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Gestational thrombocytopenia
An abnormally low platelet count occurring during pregnancy (usually less than 70,000 platelets/mm3). Serious illnesses that cause low platelet counts (e.g., disseminated intravascular coagulation, HELLP syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, pre-eclampsia, systemic lupus erythematosus, or leukemia) should be ruled out. If no illness is present, the condition is usually benign.
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