Virchow's triad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The set of three factors that precipitate venous thrombus formation: endothelial dysfunction or injury, hemodynamic changes, and hypercoagulability.

Word forms

Virchow's triad

Etymology

After Rudolf Virchow.

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