血けっ栓せん塞そく栓せん症しょう

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

thromboembolism

Medical term for a condition where a blood clot (thrombus) forms and then travels to block another vessel. Used in clinical contexts.

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Thromboembolism can occur as a complication of deep vein thrombosis.

術じゅつ後ごの血けっ栓せん塞そく栓せん症しょう予よ防ぼうのために、抗こう凝ぎょう固こ薬やくが処しょ方ほうされた。

Anticoagulants were prescribed to prevent postoperative thromboembolism.

血けっ栓せん症しょう
Thrombosis: formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel. 血栓塞栓症 includes both the clot formation and its subsequent travel (embolism).
塞そく栓せん症しょう
Embolism: blockage of a vessel by an embolus (which may be a clot, air, fat, etc.). 血栓塞栓症 specifically refers to a thromboembolism (clot-origin).

Compound of 血栓 (thrombus) + 塞栓 (embolism) + 症 (condition/disease). A modern medical term.