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Thrombosis and haemostasis

Thrombosis and haemostasis: paired medical field covering clot formation (thrombosis) and bleeding control (hemostasis), and the 1957-founded Thieme journal of the same name tied to the ISTH.

Thrombosis prevention (thromboprophylaxis) uses anticoagulants such as LMWH and DOACs, compression devices, and early mobilization to prevent DVT and pulmonary embolism in surgical, medical, pregnant, and high-risk travel populations.

Thrombosis Research

Thrombosis Research is an Elsevier peer-reviewed journal (ISSN 0049-3848) covering thrombosis, hemostasis, and vascular biology since 1972; Scopus Q1 hematology, CiteScore 5.8, Impact Factor 3.4, companion title Thrombosis Update.

Thrombospondin-like, N-terminal domain

Thrombospondin-like, N-terminal domain: the amino-terminal module of thrombospondins, including the heparin binding domain (HBD) and laminin G-like N-terminal domain, binding heparan sulfate proteoglycans, LRP, calreticulin, and integrins.

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP, Moschcowitz disease) is a rare blood disorder from severe ADAMTS13 deficiency, congenital or autoimmune, causing microvascular clots; treated with plasma exchange, rituximab, caplacizumab, or recombinant ADAMTS13.

Thromboxane

Thromboxane is an eicosanoid with a six-membered oxygen-containing ring, formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides and best known for causing platelet aggregation and contraction of arteries.

Thromboxane A2

Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) is a chemically unstable prostanoid lipid, identified in 1975, that is produced by activated platelets to promote clotting and constricts vascular and bronchial smooth muscle.

Thromboxane B2

Thromboxane B2 (TXB2) is the stable, biologically inactive hydrolysis product of thromboxane A2, an unstable platelet eicosanoid, and serum TXB2 is widely used to assess aspirin's inhibition of platelet COX-1.

Thromboxane receptor

Thromboxane receptor (TP, TBXA2R), a GPCR on platelets and vascular cells binding TXA2, PGH2, and isoprostanes; couples Gq/G12-13, drives aggregation, and its loss causes bleeding disorder BDPLT13.

Thrombus

Thrombus (plural thrombi): a blood clot forming inside a vein, artery, or heart; if it breaks loose it becomes an embolus. Framed by Virchow's triad of hypercoagulability, stasis, and endothelial injury; causes DVT, pulmonary embolism, ischemia, and stroke.

Throne

Throne: ceremonial chair of a monarch, prelate, or high dignitary, from Greek thronos; placed on a dais under a canopy, used in enthronement rites, and distinct from the British Coronation Chair.

Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城)

Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城, Kumonosu-jo) is Akira Kurosawa's 1957 Toho film adapting Shakespeare's Macbeth to Japan's Sengoku era, starring Toshiro Mifune as Washizu and Isuzu Yamada as Asaji, staged with Noh style and a famous arrow-storm finale.

Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass is Sarah J. Maas's eight-book high-fantasy series (Bloomsbury, 2012-2018) about assassin Celaena Sardothien in Erilea, begun as the FictionPress story Queen of Glass and a foundation of the romantasy boom.

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Throne of Sitamun

The Throne of Sitamun, also known as the Throne of Princess Sitamun, is a gilded wooden ceremonial chair made for Sitamun, daughter of Amenhotep III, found in tomb KV46.

Throne Verse (آية الكرسي)

The Throne Verse, Ayat al-Kursi (آية الكرسي), is verse 255 of Surah al-Baqarah in the Quran, identified as the greatest verse and recited after prayers and before sleep.

Thronecast

Thronecast was a British Sky Atlantic aftershow for Game of Thrones (2011-2019), hosted by Sue Perkins and Jamie East, with cast, crew, and fan interviews plus a recap of each episode.

Sep 19, 2026

Thrones of Astarte

The Thrones of Astarte are Phoenician votive monuments shaped as empty thrones dedicated to the goddess Astarte, concentrated near Sidon and Tyre, with a betyl flanked by sphinxes.

Throngs

Throngs is a 2019 abstract territorial invasion board game for two players by Dale W. Walton, played on a triangular grid with Go stones, where a piece's movement power equals the friend-minus-enemy count in its vicinity.

Thronion

Thronion (Θρόνιον), also Thronium: name of two ancient Greek cities, a Lokrian polis of East Locris, Greece, and a Locrian-Euboean city in Illyria near Vlorë, Albania, conquered by Apollonia; plus a hill near Chaeroneia.

Throttle

A throttle is a valve that restricts airflow into an internal combustion engine to control its power output, the primary load control in gasoline engines, while diesels regulate power by fuel injection.

Throttle position sensor

A throttle position sensor (TPS) measures a vehicle's throttle valve opening angle and reports it to the engine control unit for fuel injection and torque control.

Throttling (rocket engine)

Throttling is the controlled variation of a rocket engine's thrust, most often by regulating propellant flow, used to limit aerodynamic loads and to enable propulsive landings.

Throttling process

A throttling process, or Joule–Thomson process, is the flow of a fluid through a restriction such as a valve or porous plug, dropping pressure at constant enthalpy.

Through a Glass Darkly (film)

Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel) is Ingmar Bergman's 1961 Swedish chamber drama about a family on an island and a daughter's schizophrenia; it won the 1962 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and opens his faith trilogy.

Through arch bridge

A through arch bridge is an arch bridge in which the arches rise above the deck and the roadway passes between them, usually suspended from the arch ribs by hangers.

Through My Window (film)

Through My Window (A través de mi ventana) is a 2022 Spanish Netflix teen romance directed by Marçal Forés, adapted from Ariana Godoy's Wattpad novel, starring Clara Galle and Julio Peña; it drew over 33 million viewing hours and spawned a trilogy.

Through Storms Ahead

Through Storms Ahead is the eighth studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying, released on November 15, 2024 through Napalm Records as their first album since Shaped by Fire.

Through the Fire and Flames

Through the Fire and Flames is a 2006 DragonForce power metal single from Inhuman Rampage, written by ZP Theart and Sam Totman, played at 200 bpm in C minor, and famous as the hardest final track of Guitar Hero III, earning US platinum certification.