thrombosis
throm·bo·sis/θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/noun
thrombosis is spelled T-H-R-O-M-B-O-S-I-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (throm·bo·sis). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thrombosis means “The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thrombosis is thromboses.
How many letters and syllables are in thrombosis?
| Letters | 10: T-H-R-O-M-B-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: throm·bo·sis |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is thrombosis?
Thrombosis appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce thrombosis?
- UK /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/
- US /θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/
Thrombosis has 3 syllables, split throm·bo·sis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thrombosis.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-thrombosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with thrombosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thrombosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- symbiosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
- neurosis
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of thrombosis
- thromboses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thrombosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thrombosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulatio:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does thrombosis come from?
From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).