单词 | embolus |
释义 | embolus[ em-buh-luhs ] / ˈɛm bə ləs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR embolus ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural em·bo·li [em-buh-lahy]. /ˈɛm bəˌlaɪ/. Pathology.undissolved material carried by the blood and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of bacteria, protozoan parasites, fat globules, or gas bubbles. Origin of embolus1660–70; <Latin: piston <Greek émbolos stopper, equivalent to em-em-2 + bólos a throw, akin to bállein to throw Words nearby embolusembolism, embolite, embolization, embolize, embololalia, embolus, emboly, embonpoint, embosk, embosom, emboss Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for embolusBritish Dictionary definitions for embolusembolus / (ˈɛmbələs) / noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)material, such as part of a blood clot or an air bubble, that is transported by the blood stream until it becomes lodged within a small vessel and impedes the circulationCompare thrombus Word Origin for embolusC17: via Latin from Greek embolos stopper, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw; see emblem Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for embolusembolus [ ĕm′bə-ləs ] n. pl. em•bo•li (-lī′)A mass, such as an air bubble, detached blood clot, or foreign body, that travels in the bloodstream and lodges in a blood vessel, thus serving to obstruct or occlude such a vessel. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for embolusembolus [ ĕm′bə-ləs ] Plural emboli (ĕm′bə-lī) See embolism. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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