Thrombolytic
[throm-bol-uh-sis] /θrɒmˈbɒl ə sɪs/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
thrombolytic
/ˌθrɒmbəˈlɪtɪk/
adjective
1.
causing the break-up of a blood clot
noun
2.
a thrombolytic drug
thrombolysis
/ˌθrɒmˈbɒlɪsɪs/
noun
1.
the breaking up of a blood clot
thrombolysis throm·bol·y·sis (thrŏm-bŏl’ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. throm·bol·y·ses (-sēz)
Dissolution or destruction of a thrombus. Also called thromboclasis.
throm’bo·lyt’ic (-bə-lĭt’ĭk) adj.
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