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1660–70; < Latin: piston < Greek émbolos stopper, equivalent to em- em-2 + bólos a throw, akin to bállein to throw
1660–70; < Latin: piston < Greek émbolos stopper, equivalent to em- em-2 + bólos a throw, akin to bállein to throw
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Embolus
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| embolus (ˈɛmbələs) | |
| —n , pl -li | |
| Compare thrombus 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 circulation | |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek embolos stopper, from emballein to insert, from ballein to throw; see | |
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Word Origin & History
embolus
1660s, from L. embolus piston of a pump, from Gk. embolos peg, stopper. Medical sense is from 1866.
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Medical Dictionary
embolus em·bo·lus (ěm'bə-ləs)
n. pl. em·bo·li (-lī')
A mass, such as an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body, that travels in the bloodstream and lodges in a blood vessel, thus serving to obstruct or occlude such a vessel.
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Science Dictionary
embolus  (ěm'bə-ləs) Pronunciation Key
Plural emboli (ěm'bə-lī) See embolism. |
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