Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. thrombus

thrombus

thrombus

n. a blood clot that forms in a blood vessel (see thrombosis). A thrombus that becomes detached from its point of origin and is carried in the blood to obstruct another site is called an embolus (see embolism).

Related Terms

pseudoword

pseudoword n. a pronounceable nonword, such as flirp. Unlik...

germinal stage

germinal stage 1. in humans, the first 1 to 2 weeks of pren...

excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)

Sorry, "excitatory-postsynaptic-potential-epsp" is not in the Dictionary of Psyc...

meningoencephalitis

meningoencephalitis n. inflammation of the brain and the me...

neurokinin

neurokinin n. a neurotransmitter family comprising three re...

unilateral

unilateral adj. denoting or relating to one side (e.g., of...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter T

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact