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A fixed blood clot is called an embolus.
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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 term meaning stationary clot in an unbroken vessel?
thrombosisThrombus.a blood clotA blood clot that is attached to a vessel wall is a thrombus, A drifting blood clot is an embolus
What is the definition for blockage of blood vessel?
CLOT
What is the difference between a thrombus and an embolus?
Thrombus: A fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart. (It stays in one place) Embolus: A mass, such as an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body, that travels through the bloodstream and lodges so as to obstruct or occlude a blood vessel
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of a blood vessel without the formation of a clot?
Phlebitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of a blood vessel. (Thrombophlebitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of a blood vessel with a clot.)
what is a blood clot that shuts off a vessel?
A thrombus may, or may not, block the flow of blood in a vessel.
The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolous is known as an?
blood clot
What is a free floating clot in a blood vessel?
Embolus.
What is the medical term meaning a clot that forms inside a blood vessel or the heart?
A thrombus is a clot that forms inside a vessel or the heart.
The blockage of a vessel by an embolus?
A blockage of a blood vessel is caused by a clot called a thrombus. If that clot breaks free and travels through the blood vessels then it is called a embolus.
What happens when clot occurs in an undamaged blood vessel?
The flow of blood to tissues beyond the clot may be cut off
Is phlebitis a clot in a vein?
No,Phlebitisis an inflammationof avein. A clot in a blood vessel is called thrombosis.
