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An embolus is a wandering blood clot.
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What is a traveling blood clot called?
An embolism.
How does a heparin drip prevent an existing blood clot from breaking off and traveling to lungs heart brain etc?
A heparin drip is used to prevent the blood from clotting. If there is an existing clot heparin will thin the blood, and prevent the clot from traveling to the lungs or brain.
Is it possible to get a blood clot traveling through the body after Wisdom Teeth extraction?
Obese people have an increased risk of thrombosis, which is a blood clot traveling through the body, after wisdom tooth extraction.
What forms blood clot?
its blood that's got alot of clot
Can a blood clot in your cheek be removed and is a blood clot in your cheek life threatening?
A blood clot in your cheek is life threatening and you would have to have surgery for the clot to be removed.
A stationary blood clot is called?
stationary clot is called a thrombus or a blood clot.
What does thrombus mean in medical terms?
Thrombus in medical terms means blood clot.
What is a blot clot?
it is a blood clot
What works to clot blood?
it is a dinosaur thatoughs up blood and forms a blood clot
Blood fails to clot in the absence?
blood does clot and so can your arteries it will clot if you will have a major accident...
What is thrombo embolism?
A thrombus is a blood clot. It is attached to the wall of the blood vessel. If it dislodges to flow thru the blood stream then the blood clot is called an embolus. Oftentimes the terms 'blood clot and thrombus' are used interchangeably clinically. However, it is important to note that a 'clot' is the result of the coagulation cascade (e.g. such that it can occur in a vial), while a thrombus refers to BOTH the coagulation cascade occurring AND the aggregation of platelets on the side of a vessel.
What is the medical terminology Combining form meaning blood clot?
Thrombo- (Greek = "blood clot") is the word-forming element that is used meaning blood clot. thrombophlebitis: blood clot + vein + inflammation thrombocyte: blood clot + cell (aka platelet) thrombocytopenia: blood clot + cell + lacking (low platelet count)
