embolus

embolus definition - medical

em·bo·lus (ĕmˈbə-ləs)

noun pl. em·bo·li (-līˌ)
A mass, such as an air bubble, detached blood clot, or foreign body, that travels in the bloodstream and lodges in a blood vessel, thus serving to obstruct or occlude such a vessel.

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