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Meaning of "embolus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMBOLUS

Via Latin from Greek embolos stopper, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EMBOLUS

embolus  [ˈɛmbələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMBOLUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Embolus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMBOLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Embolus

An embolus is any detached, traveling intravascular mass carried by circulation, which is capable of clogging arterial capillary beds at a site distant from its point of origin. Illustration depicting embolism from detached thrombus By contrast there are non-traveling blockages that develop locally from vascular trauma or epithelial pathology and vascular inflammation — like atheroma, thrombi. However, if a thrombus breaks loose from its genesis site it becomes a thrombo-embolus and if not broken down during transit, may cause embolism. The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMBOLUS


ametabolous
ˌæmɪˈtæbələs
amphibolic
æmˈfɪbələs
amphibolous
æmˈfɪbələs
collembolous
kəˈlɛmbələs
discobolos
dɪsˈkɒbələs
discobolus
dɪsˈkɒbələs
Elagabalus
ˌɛləˈɡæbələs
fearless
ˈfɪələs
fiberless
ˈfaɪbələs
harborless
ˈhɑːbələs
harbourless
ˈhɑːbələs
Heliogabalus
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈɡæbələs
hemimetabolous
ˌhemiːmɪˈtæbələs
holometabolous
ˌhɒləʊmɪˈtæbələs
libellous
ˈlaɪbələs
libelous
ˈlaɪbələs
neighborless
ˈneɪbələs
Nicholas
ˈnɪkələs
obolus
ˈɒbələs
scybalous
ˈsɪbələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMBOLUS

embolden
emboldener
embolectomies
embolectomy
emboli
embolic
embolies
embolisation
embolise
embolism
embolismal
embolismic
embolization
embolize
emboly
embonpoint
emborder
emboscata
embosk
embosom

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMBOLUS

Aeolus
alveolus
bolus
carolus
gladiolus
holus-bolus
malleolus
modiolus
nucleolus
Pholus
semisolus
solus
tholus
urceolus

Synonyms and antonyms of embolus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «embolus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMBOLUS

Find out the translation of embolus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of embolus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «embolus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

栓子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

embolia
570 millions of speakers

English

embolus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एम्बोलुस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эмболия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embolus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধমনীরোধী রক্তপিণ্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

embolie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Embolus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Embolie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塞栓
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

색전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Embolus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuyên tắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एम्भुलस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emboli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

embolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

емболія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

embolie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πνευμονικής εμβολής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

embolus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

embolus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

embolus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of embolus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBOLUS»

The term «embolus» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMBOLUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «embolus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «embolus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about embolus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMBOLUS»

Discover the use of embolus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to embolus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Feigenbaum's Echocardiography
Acute pulmonary embolus occurs both on a background of major medical illnesses and in previously healthy individuals with a precipitating risk factor such as immobilization. The classic symptoms of a pulmonary embolus include acute ...
William F. Armstrong, Thomas Ryan, 2012
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Human Pathology
What are the effects of Embolus ? 1. Septic embolus : Septic embolus causing pyaemic abscess (pus with abscess) in the different parts of the body. 2. Tumour cell embolus : Causing metastatic growth. 3. Aseptic embolus : Nature of aseptic  ...
Jana Balaram, 2003
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Rubin's Pathology: Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine
Prolonged immobilization associated with air travel can also lead to venous thrombosis and, occasionally, sudden death fr om a pulmonary embolus. Alarge pulmonary embolus may lodge at the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery ...
Raphael Rubin, David S. Strayer, Emanuel Rubin, 2011
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Unexpected Challenges in Vascular Surgery
be compared with the initial study if the precise location of an embolus is uncertain. Emboli in small branch vessels or areas of poor run-off may be without clinical significance. In cases of important peripheral emboli, several techniques for ...
Alain Branchereau, MD, Michael Jacobs, MD, 2008
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Retina and Vitreous Surgery
Reynard et al42 in 2004 treated one patient with CRAO, with displacement of embolus, aneurysm formation and vitreous hemorrhage. Improvement of visual acuity was observed from counting fingers to 20/40. 2. Opremcak et al43 2002 ...
Ashok Garg, Jorge L. Alió, 2010
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Environmental Health and Biomedicine
3.3 Effect of embolus diameter Figure 3 shows the variations in time of the blocked terminal percentage and total vascular tree resistance. Similar to the investigation by Chung et al. [7], the portion of the blocked terminal arteries increases and ...
C. A. Brebbia, 2011
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Pathophysiology: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses
Then the thrombus — now called an embolus — floats to the heart's right side and enters the lung through the pulmonary artery. There, the embolus may dissolve, continue to fragment, or grow. By occluding the pulmonary artery, the embolus ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
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Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review
Using the PioPed interpretative scheme, a V/Q scan is categorized as normal, low probability, intermediate probability, or high-probability for pulmonary embolus. the recent PioPed ii study emphasized the value of chest Ct as the study of ...
Gerard J. Criner, Rodger E. Barnette, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, 2010
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A Reclassification of the Species of Linyphia Latreille ...
and though he does not deal with Linyphia in his paper of 1961, we must conclude from his remark of 1956, that Linyphia is an example of the first type of embolus. In Neriene the embolus disappears nearly completely into the functional atrium ...
P. J. Van Helsdingen, 1969
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Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
OCULAR FINDINGS Detection of a retinal embolus (fibrinplatelet or cholesterol) in a patient with amaurosis fugax is important.24,44 (Table 3-5.) A fibrin-platelet embolus is seen rarely because it usually disappears quickly, but cholesterol ...
Jr. Professor and Director Harold P. Adams, Divison of Cerebrovascular Diseases Department of Neurology University of Iowa College of Medicine Iowa City, Department of Clinical Neurological Science University of Western Ontario London Health Sciences Center Vladimir C. Hachinski Professor of Neurology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Stroke Research Uni, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMBOLUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term embolus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Preventing Blood Clots in Pregnancy: A Podcast with Maternal …
... identify women who are at increased risk, we can intervene early enough to prevent such a serious complication, such as a saddle embolus.". «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Spidey Senses Tingling! Arachnids Feel Sex
Researchers found a long nerve projecting all the way to the end of the embolus, the needlelike tip of the palpal organ. They also found two ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
Treatment Duration for Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the presence of a blood clot (embolus) that blocks an artery in the lungs. Usually the clot comes from a piece of ... «JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Jul 15»
4
Patient sues Touro claiming surgeon's negligence led to severe …
... him unable to use a standard prosthetic and placing him at greater risk of additional cardiovascular complication or pulmonary embolus. «The Louisiana Record, Jul 15»
5
How to avoid deep vein thrombosis
... of thrombus which can fly off to the heart and lungs - a condition called Pulmonary Embolus (PE). This is very serious and can even be fatal. «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Who could the Wizards target in NBA free agency? It depends on …
A 36.2 percent three-point shooter, Teletovic was sidelined for four months after he was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolus in January ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Guideline update recommends stent-retrieval devices to treat certain …
The evidence indicates that stent retrievers are preferred to the Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) device ... «Healio, Jun 15»
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Brooklyn Nets Off-Season Outlook
On January 23, 2015, the team had announced that Mirza had been diagnosed with Bilateral Pulmonary Embolus, which would force him to ... «VAVEL.com, Jun 15»
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Do You Need Aggressive Cancer Screening After DVT or Pulmonary …
... occult cancer after suffering an unexpected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolus (PE), the more likely that one would be found. «PJ Media, Jun 15»
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Operative technique and early experience for robotic-assisted …
One patient developed a pulmonary embolus after being discharged. No patients required a blood transfusion. Mean patient follow-up was ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»

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