thrombolysis, n. Med.
(θrɒmˈbɒlɪsɪs)
[f. thrombo- + -lysis.]
The dissolution or breaking up of a thrombus.
| 1936 Stedman Med. Dict. (ed. 13) 1115/2 Thrombolysis.., fluidifying or dissolving of a thrombus, thromboclasis. 1949 Q. Cumulative Index Medicus XLVI. 267/2 Effect of magnesium on fibrinolysis and thrombolysis; preliminary report. 1959 Jrnl. Clin. Invest. XXXVIII. 1086/2 The chief and primary mechanism of thrombolysis involves the diffusion or adsorption of plasminogen activator to the thrombus. 1989 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Mar. 768/1 After successful thrombolysis the residual coronary artery stenosis still contains a large amount of thrombus. |