Emboli

Emboli: Embolus Em"bo*lus, n.; pl. {Emboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ? pointed so as to be put or thrust in, fr. ? to throw, thrust, or put in. See {Emblem}.] 1. Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe. [1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism. [1913 Webster]

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Emboli — Something that travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel and blocks it. Examples of emboli are a detached blood clot, a clump of bacteria, and foreign material such as air. Pulmonary emboli are blood clots that have been carried… … Medical dictionary
emboli — em·bo·li (ĕmʹbə lī ) n. Plural of embolus. * * * … Universalium
Emboli — Ẹm|bo|li: Pl. von ↑ Embolus. * * * Ẹm|bo|li: Pl. von ↑Embolus … Universal-Lexikon
Emboli — Em|bo|li: Plur. von ↑Embolus … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
emboli — n. clump of undissolved material in the bloodstream (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
emboli — s ( n, er) MED blockering av blodkärl genom vandrande propp … Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok
emboli — plural of embolus … Useful english dictionary
emboli- — combining form see embol … Useful english dictionary
Masque Emboli — Le masque emboli est originaire du groupe ethnique Ikota dans la région de l Ogooué Ivindo (Gabon). Sommaire 1 … Wikipédia en Français
fat emboli syndrome — (FES), fat embolism syndrome dyspnea, altered mental state, and petechiae caused by the entrance of fat into the vascular system, most often following trauma, especially that involving the fracture of long bones. It may also follow nontraumatic… … Medical dictionary

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