Pathologic Function
embolism
em·bo·lism [ em-buh-liz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Embolism and Thrombosis
Definitions related to embolism:
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A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Blockage of a blood vessel by a clot (an embolus) that has traveled from another part of the body.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The blockage of a blood vessel lumen by air or solid material such as blood clot or other tissues (e.g., adipose tissue, cancer cells) that have migrated from another anatomic site.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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