Look up: Embolism

1. Embolism
   In plant pathology a term used to describe the disruption of water conduction, usually by an air-lock.
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2. embolism
   [n] - an insertion into a calendar 2. [n] - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
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3. Embolism
   A clot or other floating obstruction in a blood vessel. Can cause a thrombotic CVA.
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4. Embolism
   A blood clot that breaks off and travels around the body until it enters a blood vessel too narrow for it to continue. The blockage of this blood vessel then causes damage downstream of the embolism due to lack of oxygen and nutrients getting to this tissue.
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5. Embolism
   the blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
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6. Embolism
   Obstruction of an artery by something (the embolus) that has developed elsewhere in the body. The embolus is usually a blood clot, but may be fat globules, tumour cells, a foreign body or a bubble of air. The tissue receiving its blood from the blocked artery dies (infarcts)
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7. Embolism
   An embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel, usually by a blood clot or air bubble.
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8. Embolism
   Obstruction or closure of a blood vessel by an embolus [i.e. a blood clot; bubble of air, mass of bacteria or other debris]
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9. Embolism
   the sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material in the blood [Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 2004]
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10. Embolism
    The obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus.
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11. Embolism
    Embolism: The obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or a blood clot blocking the vessel. Something travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a vessel and plugs it. Foreign substances that can cause embolism include an air bubble, amniotic fluid, a globule of fat, a clump of bacteria,...
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12. embolism
    the blocking of an artery; it can be in a major artery, e.g. femoral embolism, or in smaller organ arteries, e.g. pulmonary embolism; the blockage can be due to a blood clot, (the most common),gas (bubble),or fat globule. Fat embolism is a real risk in major fractures Category: Management in the ...
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13. Embolism
    A plug, usually a blood clot, blocking a blood vessel.
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14. Embolism
    Em'bo·lism noun [ Latin embolismus , from Greek ... to throw or put in, insert; confer ... intercalated: confer French embolisme . See Emblem .] 1. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of tim...
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15. embolism
    <cardiology, physiology> The sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material which has been brought to its site of lodgment by the blood current. ... Origin: L. Embolismus, from Gr. Ballein = to throw ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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16. embolism
    intercalation noun an insertion into a calendar
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17. embolism
    noun occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
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18. embolism
    (em´bә-liz-әm) the sudden blocking of an artery by a clot of foreign material (embolus) that has been brought by the blood current to the place where it has become lodged. The obstructing material is most often a blood clot, but it may be a fat globule, air bubble, piece of tissue, or clump of bacteria. If i...
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19. Embolism
    • (n.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis. • (n.) Intercalated time. • (n.) Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a...
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20. embolism
    obstruction of the flow of blood by an embolus, a particle or aggregate of substance that is abnormally present in the bloodstream. The substance may ... [6 related articles]
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21. embolism
    (L. embolismus, from Gr. en in + ballein to throw) the sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material which has been brought to its site of lodgment by the blood current.
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22. embolism
    Type: Term Pronunciation: em′bō-lizm Definitions: 1. Obstruction or occlusion of a vessel by an embolus. 2. In approximate common usage, any foreign substance that enters and is carried off in the vasculature by flowing blood (air embolism). Synonyms: anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy
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23. Embolism
    A blood clot that forms somewhere in the body, breaks loose, travels through the blood vessels and clings to the wall of a blood vessel in the brain. During oral sex, make certain that your partner does not blow air into the vagina. Blowing air into the vagina can cause an air embolism that can be fatal to the fetus and/or mother.
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24. embolism
    Blockage of a blood vessel by an obstruction called an embolus (usually a blood clot, fat particle, or bubble of air)
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25. EMBOLISM
    Sudden blockage of an artery by a blood clot
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