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embolus

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em·bo·lus  (mb-ls)
n. pl. em·bo·li (-l)
A mass, such as an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body, that travels through the bloodstream and lodges so as to obstruct or occlude a blood vessel.

[Latin, piston of a pump, from Greek embolos, stopper, plug, from emballein, to insert; see emblem.]

embolus [ˈɛmbələs]
n pl -li [-ˌlaɪ]
(Medicine / Pathology) material, such as part of a blood clot or an air bubble, that is transported by the blood stream until it becomes lodged within a small vessel and impedes the circulation Compare thrombus
[via Latin from Greek embolos stopper, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw; see emblem]

embolus  (mb-ls)
Plural emboli (mb-l)
See embolism.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.embolus - an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
clot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)


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