Definition of embolus Embolus

em•bo•lus

We found 6 definitions of embolus from 4 different sources.

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What does embolus mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: emboluses

embolus - an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
  clot, coagulum a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
  embolism occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
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  • embolus (Noun)
    An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot , air bubble or other matter carried by the blood stream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel .
  • embolus (Noun)
    The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • embolus (n.)
    Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe.
  • embolus (n.)
    A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism.

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