The formation of a blood clot (thrombus) inside a blood vessel, obstructing blood flow. Can occur in arteries or veins and may lead to serious complications like heart attack, stroke, or pulmonary embolism.
From Greek 'thrombosis' meaning 'clotting,' from 'thrombos' (lump, clot). The term was introduced by German pathologist Rudolf Virchow in the 1850s as part of his groundbreaking work on blood clotting. Virchow's triad still describes the three factors that promote thrombosis: vessel wall damage, blood flow changes, and blood composition changes.
Thrombosis is like your body's repair system gone rogue! Blood clotting is normally a life-saving response to injury, but when it happens inside intact blood vessels, the same mechanism that stops bleeding can block vital blood flow.
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