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- Dictionaryembolism/ˈɛmbəlɪz(ə)m/
noun
- 1. obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble: "causes of cerebral embolism"
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Apr 19, 2024 · Embolism. An embolism is an obstruction or blockage in a blood vessel. Most often, it starts as a blood clot from elsewhere that breaks off and travels through your bloodstream. When a blood clot or another substance becomes an obstacle, it’s an embolism.
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 , a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas (gas embolism), amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid embolism), or foreign material.
Dec 1, 2022 · A pulmonary embolism occurs when a clump of material, most often a blood clot, gets stuck in an artery in the lungs, blocking the flow of blood. Blood clots most commonly come from the deep veins of your legs, a condition known as deep vein thrombosis.
Definition. An embolism is an obstruction in a blood vessel due to a blood clot or other foreign matter that gets stuck while traveling through the bloodstream. The plural of embolism is emboli. Description.
An embolus is a particle that moves about in our blood vessels, either in the veins or arteries. Most emboli are composed of clotted blood cells. A blood clot is called a thrombus and a moving blood clot is called a thromboembolus.
May 22, 2024 · 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 be a blood clot that has broken loose from its point of formation (while it is still adherent to the vessel at the point where it was.
1. : the insertion of one or more days in a calendar : intercalation. 2. a. : the sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus. b. : embolus. embolismic. ˌem-bə-ˈliz-mik. adjective. Examples of embolism in a Sentence.
EMBOLISM definition: 1. a bubble of air, a mass of blood that has become hard, or a small piece of fat that blocks an…. Learn more.
noun. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. botany the blocking of a xylem vessel by an air bubble. the insertion of one or more days into a calendar, esp the Jewish calendar; intercalation. RC Church a prayer inserted in the canon of the Mass between the Lord's Prayer and the breaking of the bread.
Feb 22, 2022 · A venous thromboembolism is a blood clot that blocks the flow of blood through your veins. A VTE can be stuck in the deep veins of the legs or arms (deep vein thrombosis) or travel through the veins to the lungs (pulmonary embolism). A VTE that blocks the lungs is life-threatening.
