| embolic | 1. Embolismic. 2. <medicine> Pertaining to an embolism; produced by an embolism; as, an embolic abscess. 3. <biology> Pushing or growing in; said of a kind of invagination. See Invagination. Origin: Gr. To throw in. See Embolism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| embolic abscess | An abscess arising at the point of arrest of a septic embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embolic gangrene | Gangrene resulting from obstruction of an artery by an embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embolic infarct | An infarct caused by an embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embolic pneumonia | Infarction following embolization of a pulmonary artery or arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emboliform | Shaped like an embolus. Origin: G. Embolos, plug (embolus), + L. Forma, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| emboliform nucleus | A small wedge-shaped nucleus in the central white substance of the cerebellum just internal to the hilus of the dentate nucleus; receives axons of Purkinje cells of the intermediate area of the cerebellar cortex; axons of these cells exit the cerebellum via the superior cerebellar peduncle. Synonym: nucleus emboliformis, embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embolisation | <cardiology> The process by which a vessel is occluded with a circulating material mass (for example blood clot). See: embolism. (27 Sep 1997) |
| embolism | <cardiology, physiology> The sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material which has been brought to its site of lodgment by the blood current. Origin: L. Embolismus, from Gr. Ballein = to throw (18 Nov 1997) |
| embolism and thrombosis | A collective term for diseases characterised by the formation, development, or presence of a thrombus (thrombosis) and the blocking of a vessel by the thrombus brought to its site by the blood current (embolism). (12 Dec 1998) |
| embolism, air | Embolism due to air bubbles entering the blood vessels after trauma, surgical procedures, or changes in atmospheric pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| embolism, amniotic fluid | Embolism caused by strong uterine contractions near the end of a normal pregnancy that force amniotic fluid into the maternal circulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| embolism, cholesterol | An embolism of lipid debris from an ulcerated atheromatous deposit, generally from a large artery to small arterial branches. It is usually small and rarely causes infarction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| embolism, crossed | See Embolism, paradoxical. (12 Dec 1998) |
| embolism, fat | Embolism caused by fat entering the circulation. It is often seen after fractures of large bones or after corticosteriod administration. (12 Dec 1998) |