Answer
The prefix "thrombo- means a blood clot. It occurs in the words thrombus, and thrombosis.
Work Step by Step
Other word with this combining form in their structure are thromboembolism, thrombocytopenia, and thrombin.
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
by Saladin, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0073403717
ISBN 13:
978-0-07340-371-7
Chapter 18 - The Circulatory System: Blood - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 706: 10
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