thrombophilia
- noun
- /θrɑːmboʊˈfɪliə/
- Specialized
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trombofilia
- Women with familial thrombophilia, especially those with combined defects or antithrombin deficiency, have an increased risk of fetal loss, particularly stillbirth.
- paternal thrombophilia
- familial thrombophilia
- subtype of thrombophilia
Examples
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The structure of the control group made the study of the effect of paternal thrombophilia on fetal loss possible.
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Individuals diagnosed with thrombophilia are at a higher risk of developing blood clots.
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Many female partners of men with known thrombophilia have been enrolled in the EPCOT study control group.
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All contributing centers participate in an external quality-assessment scheme for thrombophilia testing.
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For each patient, the diagnosis of heritable thrombophilia is confirmed by the diagnostic criteria of the study protocol.
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We then investigated the effect of thrombophilia on miscarriage and stillbirth separately.
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After that, I was tested for fertility problems and was diagnosed with thrombophilia (a blood clotting disorder).
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For all subtypes of thrombophilia, the odds ratio for stillbirths exceeded that for miscarriages.
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We carried out logistic regression to adjust the risk of fetal loss in thrombophilia for differences in the number of pregnancies.
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Significantly more women with thrombophilia than controls had experienced fetal loss (miscarriage or stillbirth; table 1, p=0.04).
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Synonyms
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A condition in which the blood is more likely to form clots
Surface Forms
Morphology
thrombophilia = thrombo + phil + ia
The term is built from classical medical elements meaning roughly a tendency toward clotting, but this specialized sense is not transparently recoverable for an average learner.
Etymology
Thrombophilia comes from Greek parts: thrombo- meaning 'clot' and -philia meaning 'love' or a 'tendency toward'. So, thrombophilia helps you remember a condition where the blood has a strong 'tendency toward' making clots.