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Embolus — Em bo*lus, n.; pl. {Emboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ? pointed so as to be put or thrust in, fr. ? to throw, thrust, or put in. See {Emblem}.] 1. Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A plug of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Embolus — Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it. Examples of emboli are a detached blood clot, a clump of bacteria, and foreign material such as air. A pulmonary embolus is a blood clot that has been carried … Medical dictionary
embolus — /em beuh leuhs/, n., pl. emboli / luy /. Pathol. undissolved material carried by the blood and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of bacteria, protozoan parasites, fat… … Universalium
embolus — n.; pl. emboli material, such as a blood clot, fat, air, amniotic fluid, or a foreign body, that is carried by the blood from one point in the circulation to lodge at another point (see embolism) … The new mediacal dictionary
embolus — em•bo•lus [[t]ˈɛm bə ləs[/t]] n. pl. li [[t] ˌlaɪ[/t]] pat a formerly circulating clump of tissue, gas bubble, fat globule, etc., that has lodged in a blood vessel • Etymology: 1660–70; < Gk émbolos plug, stopper, n. der. of embállein … From formal English to slang
embolus — /ˈɛmbələs / (say embuhluhs) noun (plural emboli /ˈɛmbəlaɪ/ (say embuhluy)) undissolved material carried by the blood current and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of… …
Emboli — Embolus Em bo*lus, n.; pl. {Emboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ? pointed so as to be put or thrust in, fr. ? to throw, thrust, or put in. See {Emblem}.] 1. Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Embolism — The obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or a blood clot blocking the vessel. Something travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a vessel and plugs it. Foreign substances that can cause embolism include an air bubble, amniotic… … Medical dictionary
Embolism — For other uses, see Embolism (disambiguation). Not to be confused with aneurysm. Embolism Classification and external resources ICD 10 I74, I82, O … Wikipedia
embolism — embolismic, adj. /em beuh liz euhm/, n. 1. Pathol. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. 2. intercalation, as of a day in a year. 3. a period of time intercalated. 4. (in a Eucharistic service) the prayer following the final petitions of … Universalium
