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noun - an insertion into a calendar
noun - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
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| From the Greek for "stopper", it's a clot, as of fat or blood, that can get lodged in a blood vessel & obstruct it |
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| obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble. |
| a bubble of air, a mass of blood that has become hard, or a small piece of fat that blocks an artery |
| Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble. |
| Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. |
| An embolus. |
| occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) |
| an insertion into a calendar |
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An embolism is the lodging of an embolus, a blockage-causing piece of material, inside a blood vessel. The embolus may be a blood clot (thrombus), a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas (gas embolism), or foreign material. An embolism can cause partial or total blockage of blood flow in the affected vessel. Such a blockage (a vascular occlusion) may affect a part of the body distant to the origin of the embolus. An embolism in which the embolus is a piece of thrombus is called a thromboembolism. * An embolism is usually a pathological event, i.e., accompanying illness or injury. Sometimes it is created intentionally for a therapeutic reason, such as to stop bleeding or to kill a cancerous tumor by stopping its blood supply. Such therapy is called embolization. |