embolism Definition
em·bo·lism (em′bə liz′əm)
noun
- the intercalation of a day, month, etc. into a calendar, as in leap year
- the time intercalated
- Med.
- the obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus too large to pass through it
- loosely an embolus
Etymology: ME embolisme < LL embolismus < Gr embolismos, intercalary < embolos: see embolus
embolism Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: The only bubble some of them have to worry about is the embolism caused by IV drug abuse.
- call: This is called pulmonary embolism or PE and is a common cause of sudden, unexpected death.
- have: For example, if the person has an air embolism in the arteries carrying blood to the brain, it may cause seizures.
- suffer: However, no tests were performed to determine whether or not he had suffered a pulmonary embolism.
- prevent: These drugs will help keep the clot from increasing in size and help prevent pulmonary embolism.
- avoid: The backup diver was no doubt instructed not to buddy breathe to avoid an embolism.
Converse of subject
complicate: Very rarely, severe OHSS may be complicated by pulmonary embolism, ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction.
Adjective modifier
- pulmonary: You may also have your lungs scanned to check for a pulmonary embolism.
- amniotic: There were five deaths due to amniotic fluid embolism ( where the fluid enters the mother's circulation ), fewer than previous reports.
- paradoxical: Even if paradoxical embolism was the cause of the initial event, as patients age strokes may recur for other reasons.
- arterial: This results in an arterial embolism, hence the term paradoxical embolism.
- fatal: Seasonal variation in fatal pulmonary embolism has been well documented by at least 23 reports comprising nearly 11 000 cases.
- cerebral: Potential source of cerebral embolism in migraine with aura: a transcranial Doppler study.
Modifies a noun
stocking: After being kitted out with gorgeous hospital gowns and anti embolism stockings we sat around for a few hours just waiting.
Noun used with modifier
- gas: One risk specifically associated with keyhole surgery is gas embolism.
- air: In the bends, the air embolism is a bubble of nitrogen.
- blood-clot: Anticoagulant drugs are commonly used to prevent problems such as strokes from blood-clot embolism.
Preposition: in
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