embolus
embolus
Definition
em·bo·lus (em′bə ləs)
noun pl. -·li′-lī′
any foreign matter, as a blood clot or air bubble, carried in the bloodstream and capable of causing an embolism
Etymology: ModL < Gr embolos, anything put in, wedge < emballein < en-, in + ballein, to throw: see ball
embolus
Usage Examples
Preposition: from
- myxoma: Case 8 Cerebral embolus from atrial myxoma Findings Subtle reduced density in the left basal ganglia on CT.
Converse of object
- call: The material that should not be there is called an embolus.
- develop: Some people have a family tendency to develop pulmonary emboli.
- get: This treatment reduces the risk of getting a new embolus.
Preposition: in
- lung: How can an embolus in the lung be treated?
- artery: The CT of the chest shows glue emboli in the pulmonary arteries.
Adjective modifier
- pulmonary: A large pulmonary embolus which blocks the main blood vessels to the lungs will be fatal.
- small: Small pulmonary emboli may cause chest pain, and sometimes coughing up of blood.
- large: A large pulmonary embolus which blocks the main blood vessels to the lungs will be fatal.
- peripheral: Examination revealed no evidence of peripheral emboli or vasculitis.
- cerebral: Shipman recorded the immediate cause of death as cerebral embolus, which had lasted minutes.
- fat: Fractures should be splinted to reduce pain and the risk of fat emboli.
Noun used with modifier
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