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What is a blood clot that is traveling?
An embolus is a wandering blood clot.
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.
Foreign object circulating in the blood is?
An embolus is a foreign object, such as a blood clot or bit of tissue or tumor, that is circulating in the blood.
What is the word root for embolus?
The word root for embolus is "embol-" which means "plug" or "stopper."
What is an embolic phenomena?
Embolic phenomena causes discoloration of the skin from an embolus. The embolus originates from an infected artery. It is a vascular phenomenon.
Floating blood clot?
Embolus.
Is a floating embolus a thrombus?
yes
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 emboli plural form?
Yes, the noun 'emboli' is the plural form of the singular noun 'embolus'.
What is more dangerous a thrombus or embolism?
Embolus
Can a blood transfusion cause a pulmonary embolus?
can
An abnormal particle circulating within the blood?
Embolus
