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embolus
n.
clump of undissolved material in the bloodstream (Medicine)
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Embolus
An embolus (plural emboli; from the Greek ἔμβολος "clot, lit. ram") is any detached, traveling intravascular mass (solid, liquid, or gaseous) carried by circulation, which is capable of clogging arterial capillary beds (create an arterial occlusion) at a site distant from its point of origin.
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embolus
Noun
1. an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
(hypernym) clot, coagulum
(part-holonym) embolism
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Embolus
(n.)
Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe.
Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe.
(n.)
A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism.
A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism.
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Embolus
A blockage or plug which is obstructing a blood vessel. Examples of emboli are a detached blood clot, a clump of bacteria, or other foreign material, such as air.
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