| embolism |
The blockage of an artery by an embolus (see below).
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| embolus |
A blood clot that moves through the blood stream. When forced into a smaller blood vessel, it can create an obstruction.
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| embolization |
the insertion of a substance through a catheter into a blood vessel to stop hemorrhaging, or excessive bleeding.
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| embolus |
formed material circulating in the blood stream during life and coming to rest, blocking a vessel
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| embolus |
(emboli, pl.) - a detached intravascular solid, liquid or gaseous mass that is carried by the blood to a site distant from its point of origin, thus obstructing the flow of blood. Most (99%) arise from thrombi (thromboembolus). embolism - the sudden obstruction or blocking of a vessel by an embolus.
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