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A Circulating clot is referred to as an embolism.
When a thrombus(clot) breaks free and travels through the bloodstream it is called an embolus.
a blood clot
embolus.
Emboli
stationary clot is called a thrombus or a blood clot.
The term for a blood clot depends on whether the clot is stationary or has migrated into the blood stream. A stationary clot that is lodged in the heart or any other organ, is known as a "thrombus". If the blood clot goes elsewhere via the bloodstream, then it is called an embolism.
A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery, usually due to a blood clot that traveled to the lung.
A fixed blood clot is called an embolus.
The procedure were a blood clot is removed from a vein is called an embolectomy.
thrombosisThrombus.a blood clotA blood clot that is attached to a vessel wall is a thrombus, A drifting blood clot is an embolus