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Thrombosis vs Infarction - What's the difference?

thrombosis | infarction |

In pathology|lang=en terms the difference between thrombosis and infarction

is that thrombosis is (pathology) the formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation while infarction is (pathology) an infarct.

As nouns the difference between thrombosis and infarction

is that thrombosis is (pathology) the formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation while infarction is (pathology) the process which causes an infarct.

thrombosis

English

(wikipedia thrombosis)

Noun

(thromboses)
  • (pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

    • Derived terms

    * thrombotic * thrombus * deep vein thrombosis

    infarction

    English

    (wikipedia infarction)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) The process which causes an infarct.
  • (pathology) An infarct.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

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