# thrombosis

> English word · Noun · IPA /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/ · frequency rank #34,719

## Definitions
1. The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis, “curdling, clotting”). By surface analysis, thrombus + -osis.

## Common misspellings (16)
`htrombosis`, `thhrombosis`, `thormbosis`, `thrmobosis`, `throbmosis`, `thrombbosis`, `thromboiss`, `thrombosiss`, `thrombossi`, `thrombossis`, `thrombsois`, `thrommbosis`, `thromobsis`, `thrrombosis`, `trhombosis`, `tthrombosis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thrombosis