EMBOLIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does embolic mean? 

• EMBOLIC (adjective)
  The adjective EMBOLIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to an embolism or embolus

  Familiarity information: EMBOLIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMBOLIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to an embolism or embolus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

embolism (occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle))

embolus (an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood)

Derivation:

embolism (occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle))

embolus (an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood)

 Context examples 

An embolic bead that is made from a plastic-like resin or polymer.

(Plastic Embolic Bead, NCI Thesaurus)

An embolic agent that is in the form of a small sphere.

(Embolic Bead, NCI Thesaurus)

An embolic agent may cause permanent or temporary blockage depending on the nature of the material used.

(Embolic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

An embolic bead that is made from a substance that will be removed from the body over time, causing a temporary blockage of blood flow.

(Bioresorbable Embolic Bead, NCI Thesaurus)

An embolic bead that, in addition to blocking blood flow, also releases a chemotherapeutic drug.

(Drug-eluting Embolic Bead, NCI Thesaurus)

A. suis is a commensal organism of the oral cavity and reproductive tract of pigs but may cause abortion, hemorrhage and embolic lesions in immunocompromised pigs.

(Actinobacillus suis, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples of embolic material include thrombus, fat, bone marrow, air, and amniotic fluid.

(Peripheral Embolus, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)