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embolism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intercalation |
| Type of | time interval, interval |
embolism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | occlusion |
| Has types | pulmonary embolism, gas embolism, air embolism, fat embolism, aeroembolism |
| Derivation | embolic |
Examples of embolism
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He developed pneumonia, then a pulmonary embolism and had three MRSA infections.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Ranavalona died of an embolism at her villa in Algiers in 1917 at the age of 55.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You can take simple steps to prevent deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
From the freep.com
As many as 10 percent of hospital deaths can be attributed to pulmonary embolism.
From the sciencedaily.com
Of those, 549 had pulmonary embolism and 1,142 had isolated deep vein thrombosis.
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Most people think that's what triggered the embolism that actually took his life.
From the guardian.co.uk
If the substance reaches the heart and lungs, that can cause a pulmonary embolism.
From the ocregister.com
A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked.
From the sciencedaily.com
On March 8, 2010, Mr Thaper died from a pulmonary embolism caused by his injuries.
From the expressandstar.com
- An insertion into a calendar
- Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
- (embolic) of or relating to an embolism or embolus
- The embolism in Christian liturgy (from Greek u1F10u03BCu03B2u03BFu03BBu03B9u03C3u03BCu03CCu03C2, an interpolation) is a short prayer said or sung after the Lord's Prayer. It functions "like a marginal gloss" upon the final petition of the Lord's Prayer (". . . deliver us from evil"), amplifying and elaborating on "the many implications" of that prayer...
- (Embolismal) intercalary, intercurrent, interjacent, intermediary, intermediate, intersinterjacent, interstitial, intervenient, intervening.
- (Emboli) An object present in the bloodstream; usually a blood clot, air bubble, or piece of fat, that can result in the blockage of a blood vessel (e.g., heart, lung, brain).
- (embolize) to break up into emboli (undissolvable particles circulating in the blood with potential to result in an embolism).
- A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells.
- The blockage of a vein or artery by an air bubble, blood clot or other foreign body. The result is that cells on the other side of the blockage cannot get oxygen and nutrients, and cannot have their waste removed, leading to the death of those cells, and which may ultimately lead to the death of ...
