2023年3月8日 · An embolus is a particle or mass (often a blood clot) that travels through the bloodstream. An embolus can get stuck in a blood vessel and block it, which causes organ …

When a blood clot or another substance becomes an obstacle, it’s an embolism. This keeps blood from moving through a blood vessel and reaching tissues or organs. An embolism is a blood …

An embolus (/ ˈ ɛ m b ə l ə s /; [1] pl.: emboli; from the Greek ἔμβολος "wedge", "plug") is an unattached mass that travels through the bloodstream and is capable of creating blockages. …

2025年4月2日 · An embolus is a small object, like a blood clot or air bubble, that travels through the bloodstream and can block blood flow in a vessel. This blockage may lead to serious …

2021年1月9日 · An embolism, also called thromboembolism, is a blockage in one of the arteries of the body due to a blood clot that has broken off from another location in the body (embolus) …

2022年4月6日 · It's called an embolus when it moves through your bloodstream and blocks a vessel. When this happens, it's called thromboembolism. Your doctor might suggest that you …

An embolism is the lodging of an embolus, a blockage-causing piece of material, inside a blood vessel. [1] The embolus may be a blood clot , a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or …

An embolus is a particle that moves about in our blood vessels, either in the veins or arteries. Most emboli are composed of clotted blood cells. A blood clot is called a thrombus and a …

2024年5月8日 · Arterial embolism refers to a clot (embolus) that has come from another part of the body and causes a sudden interruption of blood flow to an organ or body part.

A pulmonary embolus is most often caused by a blood clot that develops in a vein outside the lungs. The most common blood clot is one in a deep vein of the thigh or in the pelvis (hip …