Meaning
rootthromb/o
clot, thrombus
GreekCardiovascular
Terms built from thromb/o
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with thromb/o marked.
thromb/o decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root thromb/o means “clot”.
- The root cyt/o means “cell”.
- The suffix -penia means “deficiency”.
- Together: Deficiency of platelets in the blood.
- The root thromb/o means “clot”.
- The suffix -osis means “condition”.
- Together: Formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel.
- The root thromb/o means “clot”.
- The suffix -lysis means “breakdown”.
- Together: Treatment that uses thrombolytic drugs to dissolve blood clots.
Parts that combine with thromb/o
Word parts that appear alongside thromb/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use thromb/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
thrombolytic
Example words shared with other parts
These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.
- thrombolyticalso listed under -lytic (destroying)
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