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A venous thrombus is a blood clot (thrombus) that forms within a vein. Thrombosis is a term for a blood clot occurring inside a blood vessel. A common type of venous thrombosis is a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which is a blood clot in the deep veins of the leg. If the thrombus breaks off (embolizes) and flows towards the lungs it can become a life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE) a blood clot in the lungs.
