EMBOLUS (emboli)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: emboli   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does embolus mean? 

• EMBOLUS (noun)
  The noun EMBOLUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: EMBOLUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EMBOLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("embolus" is a kind of...):

clot; coagulum (a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)

Holonyms ("embolus" is a part of...):

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

Derivation:

embolic (of or relating to an embolism or embolus)

 Context examples 

A localized pathological necrosis of tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply usually by a thrombus, an embolus, or vascular torsion.

(Infarction, NCI Thesaurus)

The intraluminal tumor growth may result in vascular obstruction and spread of tumor emboli to peripheral organs.

(Intimal Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgery performed with the purpose of removing an embolus.

(Embolectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

When it moves through the bloodstream and blocks the flow of blood in another part of the body, it is called an embolus.

(Blood clot, NCI Dictionary)

A term referring to the presence of tumor emboli or tumor masses within lymphatic vessels.

(Lymphatic Invasion, NCI Thesaurus)

A term referring to the presence of tumor emboli or tumor masses within blood vessels (arteries or veins).

(Angioinvasion, NCI Thesaurus)

The passage of an embolus from its site of formation in the arterial system to another location within the circulatory system.

(Arterial Embolus, NCI Thesaurus)

If a clot grows too big, pieces dislodged by blood flow (emboli) can block downstream blood vessels in the lungs or brain, leading to life-threatening complications such as pulmonary embolism or ischemic stroke.

(How And Why Blood Clots Shrink, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The obstruction can occur by several means e.g. blood clotting problems (coagulation), clots from other areas of the body (emboli), or caused by device materials or reactions to drugs or the removal of drugs.

(Device Thrombosis Activation Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)