embolus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.

/ˈɛmbələs/

embolus emboli emboluses

The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”).

embolon thrombus

atheroembolus embolic embolism embolo- macroembolus microembolus thromboembolus

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