macrothrombus

English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ thrombus.

Noun

macrothrombus (plural macrothrombi)

1. A relatively large thrombus.

   Antonym: microthrombus

   • 1985, Warren M. Zapol, Acute respiratory failure, page 45:

     Diffuse pulmonary macrothrombi (including any clot or thrombus in arteries with a lumen >1 mm) are found frequently, and are present in the early, intermediate, and late stage of ARDS, although in the late stage they are fewer.

   • 2015 July 30, “Mathematical Modeling of Intravascular Blood Coagulation under Wall Shear Stress”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Endogenous thrombin potential controls the capability of blood for intensive generation of fibrin microthrombi (irrelative of whether they will be condensed on macrothrombus or washed out downstream).