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Alternate Name(s): Venous thrombo-embolism; Lung blood clot; Blood clot - lung; Embolus; Tumor embolus ...... A pulmonary embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, clumped tumor cells, or a blood clot.
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An embolus is a blood clot or a piece of plaque that acts like a clot. Emboli means more than one clot. If the clot travels from the site where it formed to another location in the body it is called an embolism.
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Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus defined. ... ; Thrombolysis, Thrombosis, Thrombus and Embolus; Thrombolysis is the breaking up of a blood clot. ... An embolus is a blood clot that moves through the bloodstream until it lodges in a narrowed vessel and blocks circulation.
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Embolism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In medicine, an embolism (plural embolisms ) (Greek εμβολισμός) occurs when an object (the embolus , plural emboli ) (Greek έμβολον, prep. εν+verb βάλλω) migrates from one part of the body (th...
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Pulmonary embolism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pulmonary embolism ( PE ) is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Usuall...
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Embolus: 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. ... The word "embolus" comes from the Greek "embolos" meaning a wedge or plug. "Embolos" was derived from "en" (in) +
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Pulmonary embolus: A blood clot that has passed into and occluded the lung's pulmonary artery. An embolus causes an embolism. In this case, the embolus, a clot or foreign material, has been carried through the blood into the pulmonary artery or one of its branches, plugging the vessel.
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