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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.
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What is the medical term meaning thrombus that has broken away from a vessel wall and is freely floating in the bloodstream?
embolus
If a clot was to become dislodged what would it be?
A "thrombus" that becomes dislodged and freely moving is an embolus. The thrombus occurs as a result of the final product of blood coagulation step in hemostasis (a process that tries to contain blood within a damaged vessel-its opposite is hemorrhage). It is achieved by aggregation of platelets that form a platelet plug and the activation of the humoral coagulation system. When the thrombus detaches from the vessel wall it is termed embolus.
Why does the blockage of a lymph vessel in the left leg cause swelling in that area?
Blockage of and lymph vessel is keeping the fluids (usually blood, blood that is in need of cleaning) from entering the lymph node. This blockage causes additional blood that needs to be delivered to the lymph node for filtering to back up, kind of waiting for it's turn. This back-up of blood, (and sometimes other fluids), is what causes the swelling.
Bruise with a red line coming from it is this bad?
Very bad. It indicates a major blood vessel blockage. See a doctor immediately.
Blood clot suddenly blocks a vessel in the lungs?
A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in a lung artery, usually due to a blood clot that traveled to the lung.
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.
Term for blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating the blood?
embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus.
A free-floating blood clot?
Blood clots can move, if they are inside a blood vessel. Moving blood clots are dangerous since they might cause a blockage of the blood flow at some critical location, causing a heart attack or stroke.
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 free floating clot in a blood vessel?
Embolus.
Mass undissolved matter present in a blood vessel?
EMBOLUS
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
Is occlusion blockage of a vessel?
Yes.
What is a blood clot that stays fixed at the vessel?
A fixed blood clot is called an embolus.
What are two conditions that can cause a stroke?
blockage of vessel, or rupture of vessel.
What is an occlusion?
a closure or blockage of a blood vessel.
What is the definition for blockage of blood vessel?
CLOT
