Embolus
71embolectomy — [em΄bō lek′tə mē] n. the surgical removal of an embolus * * * em·bo·lec·to·my (ĕm bə lĕkʹtə mē) n. pl. em·bo·lec·to·mies Surgical removal of an embolus. [embolus + ectomy.] * * * …
72cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …
73Embolization — A treatment that clogs small blood vessels and blocks the flow of blood, such as to a tumor. * * * 1. The formation and release of an embolus into the circulation. 2. Therapeutic introduction of various substances into the circulation to occlude… …
74Infarct — An area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. For example, in a myocardial infarction there is death of myocardial (heart muscle) tissue due to sudden (acute) deprivation of circulating blood. This is usually caused by arteriosclerosis… …
75Pulmonary embolism — The obstruction of the pulmonary artery or a branch of it leading to the lungs by a blood clot, usually from the leg, or foreign material causing sudden closure of the vessel. (Embolus is from the Greek embolos meaning plug.) The risk factors for …
76embolic — Relating to an embolus or to embolism. * * * em·bol·ic em bäl ik, im adj 1) of or relating to an embolus or embolism <embolic occlusion of a middle cerebral artery with cholesterol material (D. R. Gress & J. H. Eichhorn)> 2) of, relating to …
77emboliform — Shaped like an embolus. [G. embolos, plug (embolus), + L. forma, form] * * * em·bol·i·form (em bolґĭ form) resembling an embolus …
78embolomycotic — Relating to or caused by an infective embolus. [G. embolos, a plug (embolus), + mykes, fungus] * * * em·bo·lo·my·cot·ic (em″bə lo mi kotґik) [embolus + mycotic (def. 3)] pertaining to or caused by an embolism that results from… …
79thrombus — A clot in the cardiovascular systems formed during life from constituents of blood; it may be occlusive or attached to the vessel or heart wall without obstructing the lumen (mural t.). [L. fr. G. thrombos, a clot] …
80émbolo — (Del lat. embolus < gr. embolos, pene.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 MECÁNICA Pieza que se mueve dentro de un cuerpo de bomba para producir la compresión de un fluido o para recibir movimiento de él. 2 MEDICINA Coágulo, burbuja de aire u otro… …
