| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| bulgaria | тромб |
| italia | embolo |
| japani | 塞栓 (sokusen), そくせん (sokusen) |
| ranska | embole |
| tšekki | embolus |
| Monikko | emboli |
| Monikko | emboluses |
(pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
Illustration depicting an embolism within the bloodstream, and lodging at a site of vascular narrowing due to plaque
(pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
This pulmonary thromboembolism was the result of a thrombus (blood clot) detaching from the wall of a distant blood vessel. It then traveled through circulation until lodging in this pulmonary vessel, becoming a thromboembolism.