thrombosis

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Wembanyama returned to the court after a lengthy layoff last season caused by deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Wembanyama hadn’t played a regular season contest in eight months—he missed a chunk of last season as he recovered from a worrisome diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Combined preparations containing both oestrogen and progesterone instead increase the risk of blood clots, including deep vein thrombosis.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Platelets are cells that help your blood clot, and it was so unusual to see blood clots combined with low platelet levels, that experts coined a new medical term: vaccine-induced thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, or VITT.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

I am not panting, and I’m not about to have a thrombosis.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel