Wørd of the week – e-thrombosis
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e-thrombosis n. The formation of blood clots caused by sitting at a computer for prolonged periods. Also: eThrombosis.Example Citation:
Office workers risk being struck down by deep vein thrombosis if they sit at their computer screens for long periods without a break, health experts said yesterday. The warning came as it emerged that a computer programmer from Bristol almost died after a 12-hour stint in front of his screen in what is believed to be one of the first cases in the UK of a growing phenomenon dubbed e-thrombosis.
—Steven Morris, "Immobile office workers given DVT warning," The Guardian, May 9, 2006
—Steven Morris, "Immobile office workers given DVT warning," The Guardian, May 9, 2006
