ThromboseThrombosis (from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις thrómbōsis "clotting") is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss. Even when a blood vessel is not injured, blood clots may form in the body under certain conditions. A clot, or a piece of the clot, that breaks free and begins to travel around the body is known as an embolus.
Arbre phylogénétiquevignette|upright=1.5|Arbre phylogénétique, basé sur le génome d'après Ciccarelli et al. (2006), mettant en évidence les trois domaines du vivant : les eucaryotes en rose (animaux, champignons, plantes et protistes), les bactéries en bleu, et les archées en vert. Un arbre phylogénétique est un arbre schématique qui montre les relations de parenté entre des groupes d'êtres vivants. Chacun des nœuds de l'arbre représente l'ancêtre commun de ses descendants ; le nom qu'il porte est celui du clade formé des groupes frères qui lui appartiennent, non celui de l'ancêtre qui reste impossible à déterminer.
Tree of life (biology)The tree of life or universal tree of life is a metaphor, model and research tool used to explore the evolution of life and describe the relationships between organisms, both living and extinct, as described in a famous passage in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859). The affinities of all the beings of the same class have sometimes been represented by a great tree. I believe this simile largely speaks the truth. Tree diagrams originated in the medieval era to represent genealogical relationships.
