thrombophilia

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noun

The tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation.

“The patient needed to take blood thinners to prevent clots from thrombophilia.”

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hypercoagulability
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Meanings

nounthrombophilia (countable and uncountable, plural thrombophilias)

plural thrombophilias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation.

    The patient needed to take blood thinners to prevent clots from thrombophilia.

    Synonyms: hypercoagulability

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation.

Similar
hypercoagulability

Origin

From thrombo- + -philia.

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Translations

Catalan trombofília
  • trombofíliaTranslations
Spanish trombofilia
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Cite this entry
APA

thrombophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombophilia

MLA

“thrombophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombophilia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrombophilia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombophilia.

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