thrombos: lump / clump?

English translation: a drop of coagulated blood # clot # lump # a clot of blood or milk curd

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Greek term or phrase:	θρόμβος
English translation:	a drop of coagulated blood # clot # lump # a clot of blood or milk curd
Entered by:	Vicky Papaprodromou

16:53 Mar 11, 2004

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Greek term or phrase: thrombos: lump / clump?

Hi colleagues

I'm working on an article on Atherothrombosis. For the Etimology part, I'd like to confirm wheather "thrombos" means lump/clump/milk curd.

...And anything else you can add re: the origin of the word "thrombos" would be much appreciated.

Thanks!
Elena

Elena Sgarbo (X)

clot, lump, clump, milk curd

Explanation:
[ο - εξ αυτής το αγγλικό πρόθεμα - και οι λέξεις thrombus -
thrombocyte - thrombocytopenia - thromboembolism -
thrombokinase - thrombolytic - thrombopenia - thrombophlebitis -
thromboplastin - thrombosis]
σταγόνα πηγμένου αίματος# σβόλος # βόλος # μικρή στρόγγυλη μάζα πηγμένου αίματος ή γάλακτος

ΜΑGENTA ANCIENT<>MODERN GREEK DICTIONARY

clot [kLOt] ουσ. θρόμβος, σβώλος, κν. γρόμπος: clot of blood θρόμβος αίματος # ιδ. (Ην. Βασ.) βλάκας, κουτεντές: don't be such a clot! μην είσαι κουτεντές!

clot [kLOt] ρ. προκαλώ ή υφίσταμαι θρομβοποίηση, πήζω, σβωλιάζω: clotted blood πηγμένο αίμα

coagulation [kouagiuLEishn] ουσ. πήξη, πήξιμο, σύμπηξη: coagulation of the blood πήξιμο του αίματος # πηγμένη μάζα, "πήξιμο", θρόμβος: free the blood from coagulations απαλλάσσω αίμα από θρόμβους

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-03-11 17:01:56 GMT)
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Hi, Elena. I have quoted the ancient word \"thromvos\" for you from the Ancient Greek <> Modern Greek dictionary for you to see that the original Ancient word means exactly what you said.

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-03-11 17:09:35 GMT)
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Here it comes, Elena:

[masculine noun = \'thromvos - the English prefix \"thrombo\" is a derivative of the Greek word as well as the English words: thrombocyte - thrombocytopenia - thromboembolism -
thrombokinase - thrombolytic - thrombopenia - thrombophlebitis -
thromboplastin - thrombosis]

definitions: a drop of coagulated blood # clot # lump # a clot of blood or milk curd

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Vicky Papaprodromou
Greece
Local time: 17:43

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Thanks a lot, Vicky! I realize now that I was probably asking a question about Ancient Greek, then!!

Thanks everyone else, too, for the helpful input :-)
Elena
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Summary of answers provided

5 +4

clot, lump, clump, milk curd

Vicky Papaprodromou

4 +2

clot

Betty Revelioti

Thrombousthai<become clotted, curdled

Elena Petelos

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

clot

Explanation:
clot, coagulation

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-03-11 16:59:12 GMT)
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also: thrombus, cruor

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-03-11 17:06:58 GMT)
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Late 17thC. Via modern Latin from Greek Thrombos \'clot\'.

Betty Revelioti
Greece
Local time: 17:43
Native speaker of:

Greek

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

clot, lump, clump, milk curd

Vicky Papaprodromou
Greece
Local time: 17:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks a lot, Vicky! I realize now that I was probably asking a question about Ancient Greek, then!!

Thanks everyone else, too, for the helpful input :-)
Elena

18 mins confidence:

Thrombousthai<become clotted, curdled

Explanation:
I think you are right, it definitely comes from thrombousthai which means become clotted, curdled.
I am not sure for lump...
Lump corresponds more to ogkos...maybe you could just use Thrombus. Have seen it used, but not very often.
Good Luck

Elena Petelos
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

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