embolism (redirected from renal embolism)

em·bo·lism  (mb-lzm)

n.

1. Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.

2. An embolus.

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[Middle English embolisme, insertion of one or more days in a calendar, from Late Latin embolismus, from Greek embolismos, from emballein, to insert; see emblem.]

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embo·lismic adj.

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embolism

Noun

Pathol the blocking of a blood vessel by a blood clot, air bubble, etc.

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embolism  (mb-lzm)

1. A mass, such as an air bubble, detached blood clot, or foreign body, that travels in the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel, and obstructs or occludes it. Also called embolus.

2. The obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by such a mass.

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embolism

1. an intercalation of a day or days in the calendar to correct error.
2. the day or days intercalated. — embolic, embolismic, embolismical, adj.

See also: Calendar

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the sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign object, as an air bubble or a blood clot.

See also: Blood and Blood Vessels

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	embolism - an insertion into a calendar intercalation calendar - a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	2.	embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) occlusion - closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism - obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving fat embolism - serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver pulmonary embolism - blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot embolus - an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood

Translations

embolism [ˈɛmbəlɪzəm] n → embolia

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embolism [ˈɛmbəlɪzəm] n → embolie f

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embolism [ˈɛmbəlɪzəm] n → Embolie f

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embolism [ˈɛmbəlɪzəm] n → embolia