| Meaning | occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle). |
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| Parts | embolus | An abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood |
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| Narrower | air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism | Obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving |
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| fat embolism | serious condition in which fat blocks an artery |
| pulmonary embolism | Blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot |
| Broader | occlusion | closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) |
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| Spanish | embolia, émbolo |
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| Catalan | embòlia |
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| Adjectives | embolic | of or relating to an embolism or embolus |
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