A blood clot on the lung is called an emboli. The term embolus means the process of forming emboli.
An embolus is a wandering blood clot.
A Circulating clot is referred to as an embolism.
A traveling blood clot is called an embolus. It can move through the bloodstream and potentially get lodged in a blood vessel, causing blockage and leading to serious health complications such as a pulmonary embolism or stroke.
a circulating blood clot is called an embolism.
An embolus is a foreign object, such as a blood clot or bit of tissue or tumor, that is circulating in the blood.
An embolus is a blood clot or other substance that travels through the bloodstream and blocks a blood vessel. When a vessel is blocked by an embolus, it can lead to reduced blood flow to tissues and organs supplied by that vessel, potentially causing damage or even tissue death if not promptly addressed. Treatment for a blocked vessel by an embolus may involve medications to dissolve the clot or procedures like thrombectomy to physically remove the blockage.
An embolus. This can become lodged in a blood vessel and block blood flow, leading to serious complications like a pulmonary embolism or stroke.
A fixed blood clot is called an embolus.
That is called an embolus. An embolus is a blood clot that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream until it becomes trapped in a smaller blood vessel, causing a blockage. This can lead to serious medical conditions like a pulmonary embolism or stroke.
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.
An embolus is a circulating blood clot.An embolus is a mass of undissolved matter in the blood.
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.