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How to pronounce embolus in English?

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Type Words
Type of clot, coagulum
Derivation embolic

Examples of embolus

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She died a few months ago after suffering a pulmonary embolus and pneumonia.
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A cardioembolic stroke occurs when the embolus has traveled from the heart.
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Embolus extravasation is an alternative mechanism for cerebral microvascular recanalization.
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Because an embolus arises from elsewhere, local therapy solves the problem only temporarily.
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People with pulmonary embolus symptoms may experience shortness of breath and increased heart rate.
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When a thrombus does travel, it is called an embolus.
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In the textbooks, patients with pulmonary embolus are short of breath and complain of sharp pain when breathing in deeply.
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Thus, the source of the embolus must be identified.
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Also, symptoms may be transient as the embolus is partially resorbed and moves to a different location or dissipates altogether.
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More examples
  • An abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
  • An embolus (plural emboli; from the Greek u1F14u03BCu03B2u03BFu03BBu03BFu03C2 "wedge", "plug") is an unattached mass that travels through the bloodstream and is capable of clogging arterial capillary beds (create an arterial occlusion) at a site distant from its point of origin...
  • An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the blood stream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel; The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct
  • (Emboli) something that blocks a blood vessel. See embolism.
  • (Emboli) Solid particles, usually a fragments of clotted blood or fatty deposits, carried along in the bloodstream
  • A "wandering" blood clot.
  • A free-roaming clot that usually forms in the heart.
  • A stiff spur found on the cymbium of a mature male's pedipalp.
  • An embolus is a mass of clotted blood or other substance (such as an air bubble or large tumor particle) that can travel through the blood stream and obstruct the normal blood flow. ...