thromb-
English
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos, “lump”, “piece”, “blood clot”, “milk curd”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thrŏmb, IPA(key): /θɹɒmb/
Prefix
thromb-
- (chiefly pathology and chemistry) thrombus
Usage notes
- When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as thrombo-).
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_thromb-' title='Category:English words prefixed with thromb-'>English words prefixed with thromb-</a>
- thrombangiitis obliterans
- thrombarteritis
- thrombelastograph
- thrombelastographic
- thrombelastographical
- thrombelastographically
- thrombembolic
- thrombembolism
- thrombembolus
- thrombocyst
- thrombocytæmia
- thrombogen
- thrombopenic
- thrombosthenin
References
- “thrombo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]