embolus
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emboli
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noun
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Origin of embolus
1660–70; < Latin: piston < Greek émbolos stopper, equivalent to em- em- 2 + bólos a throw, akin to bállein to throw
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He also went on to say that Dr Evans did not have any empirical research to back up his claims about the effects of air embolus.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023
"For me air embolus fits with what the medical staff on the ground saw," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023
Fat in the bloodstream after an injury like mine signaled the possibility of a fat embolus, a rare but potentially fatal complication of long-bone fractures.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2015
This is often caused by an embolus, which may be a blood clot or fat deposit.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
If, however, the vessel is a terminal artery, and the embolus is completely obstructing, the supply of arterial blood must be wholly cut off from the region beyond the seat of obstruction.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Since then, the Eagles and Hurts’s agent confirmed that he had been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli, or clots in his lungs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
On Monday, the Eagles announced he had been diagnosed with a deep-vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Hurts has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, the statement said, meaning a blood clot has traveled from his legs to his lungs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The medical examiner determined the victim died from systemic silicone emboli caused when unencapsulated silicone entered the bloodstream and caused an embolism.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2019
Such venous emboli are carried toward the heart, but are stopped on the way by the intrahepatic branches of the portal vein.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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