| embolism |
(EM-bul-izm) A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells.
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| embolism |
The blockage of an artery by an embolus (see below).
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/e...
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| embolism |
The term used to describe the act of an embolus or emboli moving in the blood stream.
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| embolism |
blockade of a blood vessel by disseminated tissue fragments, foreign bodies, gas bubbles, thrombus or the like
Ãâó: www.schuett-abraham.de/glossar-en.htm
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| embolism |
The blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
Ãâó: www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk2/glossary.htm
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