MARANTIC THROMBUS
\maɹˈantɪk θɹˈɒmbəs], \maɹˈantɪk θɹˈɒmbəs], \m_a_ɹ_ˈa_n_t_ɪ_k θ_ɹ_ˈɒ_m_b_ə_s]\
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A clot forming in the heart during the last hours of life when the heart action is very weak. [Gr.]
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A t. forming in the auricular appendages, the recesses of the trabeculae, and various venous sinuses, due primarily to extreme cardiac weakness.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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