American English pronunciation
How to pronounce embolism
IPA transcription: ['ɛmboʊ,lɪzəm]
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Noun
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an insertion into a calendar
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occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
Usage examples
- This can cause lung embolisms, especially during long-term exposure.
- An air embolism, on the other hand, is usually always caused by exogenic factors.
- Air embolisms are a very infrequent complication related to central venous catheter removal.
- A Pulmonary Embolism is dangerous.
- Anticoagulants are used when venous thromboembolism is present.
- Diabetic patients are twice as likely to develop a thromboembolism than are non-diabetic patient.
- Paradoxical embolisms represent two percent of arterial emboli.