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Foreign substance circulating in the blood stream?
Embolus!
A blood clot that is carried through the blood stream is termed a?
embolus.
What is a mass of undissolved matter lodged in a blood vessel?
An embolus is a circulating blood clot.An embolus is a mass of undissolved matter in the blood.
What is a blood clot that is traveling?
An embolus is a wandering blood clot.
Foreign object circulating in the blood is?
An embolus is a foreign object, such as a blood clot or bit of tissue or tumor, that is circulating in the blood.
When a blood clot breaks free and circulates through the blood stream it is referred to as?
When a thrombus(clot) breaks free and travels through the bloodstream it is called an embolus.
What is the name of the blood clot circulating in the blood stream?
A Circulating clot is referred to as an embolism.
How long it takes Embolism trough the heart?
an embolus is a part of a clot which when disintegrates and joins the blood stream, blocks the blood supply and can cause death.its a very serious condition.
What may be a life-threatening problem because of the potential for embolus creation?
Thrombus (blood clot)
What is the difference between an embolus and embolism?
An embolus is a physical mass (fat, air, blood clot, etc) which can travel to a different location in the arteries. An embolism is when an embolus actually blocks a capillary. A thrombus is a physical mass which remains attached to it's site of origin. A thrombus may detach to become a thrombo-embolus which may then cause an embolism.
Floating blood clot?
Embolus.
Can a blood transfusion cause a pulmonary embolus?
can
