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Thrombosis vs Occlusion - What's the difference?

thrombosis | occlusion |

As nouns the difference between thrombosis and occlusion

is that thrombosis is the formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation while occlusion is the process of occluding, or something that occludes.

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

    occlusion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
  • (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
  • (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
  • (meteorology) An occluded front.
  • (linguistics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
  • (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
  • (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.

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