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Embolus   Listen
Embolus

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





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"Embolus" Quotes from Famous Books



... occlusion, blockade; shutting up &c v.; obstruction &c (hindrance) 706; embolus; contraction &c 195; infarction; constipation, obstipation^; blind alley, blind corner; keddah^; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation^, imperviousness &c adj.; impermeability; stopper &c 263. V. close, occlude, plug; block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


Words linked to "Embolus" :   clot, coagulum, embolism, embolic


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