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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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoA thrombus is a blood clot that forms in any vessel and stays there. An embolism is a traveling clot moving from where it formed to another location in the body. Either can lodge in a blood vessel and block the flow of blood.
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∙ 15y agoThrombosis is the mechanism of forming a thrombus (stationary clot).
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∙ 14y agoAn embolism is a blood clot, an aneurysm is the breaking of a weak spot in a blood vessel
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∙ 9y agoA blood clot that forms in the vein is the thrombus. Anything that travels through the blood vessels until it reaches a blocked blood vessel is a embolus.
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∙ 9y agoA thrombosis and embolism are similar because they both form blood clots. However, a thrombosis is stationary while an embolism usually travels.
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∙ 14y agoA thrombosis is a blood clot that stays put where it was formed. An embolism is a blood clot that breaks loose and travels through the blood stream.
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∙ 11y agomeaning of thrombo
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What does thrombo-embolism mean?
What kind of sickness is the air embolism air embolism?
What does the medical abbreviation TED mean?
Thrombo-Embolism Deterrent
What does the medical abbreviation TED stockings mean?
Thrombo-embolism deterrent
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.
Is the blockage of a vessel by an embolus an embolism?
Yes, an embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus. The embolism is often named for the causative factor, such as an air embolism or a fat embolism or its location, such as pulmonary embolism.
What is the plural of embolism?
The plural of embolism is emboli
What is Gas embolism also called?
Air embolism
What is Air embolism also called?
Gas embolism
When can I Scuba dive after embolism?
withOut knowing more details than "EMBOLISM"* Pulmonary embolism?* Brain embolism?* Air embolism - caused by an air bubble; usually from decompression sickness in divers?* Thromboembolism - an embolism caused by a blood clot ?you're best bet is to talk to your doctor
How do you use embolism?
An embolism is an obstruction of a blood vessel, either by a clot or an air bubble. Here are some sentences.The embolism blocked the flow of blood to her heart.The doctor said he had an embolism in a blood vessel in his brain.An air embolism can be fatal.
What is essential thrombo septicemia?
Something no one can pronounce. Also, it is penis head cancer
Can you have a pulmonary embolism 24 hours ago and not get treatment?
I guess so it would depend on how severe the embolism was. There is a wikipedia article about pulmonary embolism it talks about untreated embolism so I would say it is possible. Click on the related link below to go to the wiki page.
