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• (throm-BOH-sis) The formation or presence of a thrombus (blood clot) inside a blood vessel.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  thrombosis. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombosis.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  thrombosis. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombosis (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "thrombosis." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombosis.

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