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An abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
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embolus
Word definitions for embolus in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe. (Med.) A plug of some substance lodged ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood [also: emboli (pl)]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1660s, "stopper, wedge," from Latin embolus "piston of a pump," from Greek embolos "peg, stopper; anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in," also "a tongue (of land), beak (of a ship)," from emballein "to insert, throw in, invade" (see emblem ). Medical ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An embolus (plural emboli ; from the Greek ἔμβολος "wedge", "plug") is an unattached mass that travels through the bloodstream and is capable of clogging arterial capillary beds (create an arterial occlusion ) at a site distant from its point of origin. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context pathology English) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel. 2 (context zoology English) The structure on the end of the palp ...
Usage examples of embolus.
A shower of emboli from a calcified heart valve had been loosed during surgery and Frank Gork, formally Frank Segelman, had been left brain-dead.
Glass phials within which emboli floated, turning slowly in a tideless tide.
Most are discovered as emboli that took birth at some site distant from their final lodgment.
I had never known the meaning of insomnia, but for many nights, turgid jugular veins and floating emboli brought me gasping to wakefulness.
Cause of Death: Respiratory arrest occurred as a complication of myocardial infarction occurring as a complication of pulmonary embolus.
For example, a patient who had a cesarean section two days ago might have normal vital signs, but an anxious look on her face and a little shortness of breath would make me wonder if she has a pulmonary embolus from a blood clot in her leg.