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noun
An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus that has broken away from a thrombus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: occlusion
History
From thrombo- + embolism.
Across languages
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