Definition that contains blood clot
- coronary obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
- thrombus a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
- platelet tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
- fibrinogen a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
- fibrin a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets
- thrombolysis the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots
- streptokinase an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism
- coronary thrombosis obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
- parathyroid hormone hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting
- thrombolytic therapy therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot