Blood clots in the veins of the legs are frequently called phlebitis or thrombophlebitis. This is a potentially dangerous condition that may affect any vein in the body but is most frequent in the lower extremity veins. Blood clots in the legs are frequent problems occurring in about 2 million extremities each year in the USA.
thicket definition: The definition of a thicket is a dense area of bushes and small trees. (noun) An area in the woods that is overgrown with bushes and trees is an example of a thicket....
A thicket of Silver Birch Betula pendula in Saratov Oblast, Russia. A thicket is a very dense stand of trees or tall shrubs, often dominated by only one or a few species, to the exclusion of all others.They may be formed by species that shed large numbers of highly viable seeds that are able to germinate in the shelter of the maternal plants.n some conditions the formation or spread of thickets may be assisted by human disturbance of an area. Where a thicket is formed of briar (also spelt brier), which is a common name for any of a number of unrelated thorny plants, it may be called a briar patch.