embolus
pronunciation
How to pronounce embolus in British English:
UK [ˈembələs]
How to pronounce embolus in American English:
US [ˈɛmbələs]
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- Noun:
- an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
Word Origin
- embolus (n.)
- 1660s, "stopper, wedge," from Latin embolus "piston of a pump," from Greek embolos "peg, stopper; anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in," also "a tongue (of land), beak (of a ship)," from emballein "to insert, throw in, invade" (see emblem). Medical sense in reference to obstruction of a blood vessel is from 1866. Related: Embolic.
Example
- 1. Mechanical embolus removal in cerebral embolism , merci .
- 2. Let me guess.air embolus ?
- 3. Gentle massage through a closed lid may dislodge the embolus distally .
- 4. The value of ultrasonography diagnosis in portal vein cancer embolus .
- 5. The material that should not be there is called an embolus .