About The Word Embolus
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Embolus
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What's The Definition Of Embolus?
[n] an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
Synonyms | Synonyms for Embolus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Embolus: See Also | clot | coagulum | embolism Embolus In Webster's Dictionary \Em"bo*lus\, n.; pl. {Emboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ? pointed so
as to be put or thrust in, fr. ? to throw, thrust, or put in.
See {Emblem}.]
1. Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a
pump or syringe.
2. (Med.) A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel,
being brought thither by the blood current. It consists
most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a
morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic
organism.
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