Embolism

Word EMBOLISM
Character 8
Hyphenation em bo lism
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Embolism"

What do we mean by embolism?

Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. noun

An embolus. noun

Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years in an account of time. noun

Intercalated time. noun

In pathology, the obstruction of a vessel by a clot of fibrin or other substance abnormally present and brought into the current of the circulating medium from some more or less distant locality. Embolism commonly causes paralysis in the brain, with more or less of an apoplectic shock. noun

In liturgics, a prayer for deliverance from evil, inserted in almost all liturgies after the Lord's Prayer, as an expansion of or addition to its closing petition, whence the name. Also embolismus. noun

Also embolia. noun

Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity. noun

Intercalated time. noun

The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis. noun

An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream. noun

The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year. noun

An insertion into a calendar noun

Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) noun

An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year.

An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Embolism

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The word "embolism" in example sentences

Medical experts say the incidence of DVT followed by pulmonary embolism, which is fatal about 30% of the time, is increasing in the hospital. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And so they said, when you have that, you can have a complication known as a pulmonary embolism, which is where a blood clot goes to the lungs and so the lungs can't work any more. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And out of that, 300,000 will die from a the pulmonary embolism, which is essentially the clot traveling to the lungs. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Preventing these blood clots can prevent a pulmonary embolism, which is a sudden, potentially fatal, blockage in a lung artery that can occur if the blood clot breaks free and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A leading study of "near misses" -- where pregnant women nearly die -- found that the increasing c-section rate is associated with an increase in severe complications including kidney failure and respiratory distress syndrome, and partially associated with an increase in shock and in pulmonary embolism, which is the leading cause of maternal death in the United States. ❋ Nan Strauss (2010)

According to Dr. Kenneth Leeper, director of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Emory, tests discovered that Lowery had sustained a pulmonary embolism, which is a blood clot in his lung. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term "embolism" designates an obstruction caused by any body detached and transported from the interior of the heart or of some vessel. ❋ Charles B. Michener (1877)

Deadly conditions such as embolism or stroke can result. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Because of the delayed healing and decreased mobility, I developed a pulmonary embolism which is a blood clot in the lung.

The European Medicines Agency's advisory Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use also recommended Xarelto be used for treating deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, and for the prevention of recurrent DVT and pulmonary embolism. ❋ Natascha Divac (2011)

However, over an 18 year period, the researchers found that those who sat for longer than six hours a day when they were not working had twice the risk of a pulmonary embolism of those who sat for less than two hours a day. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It is already known that people who play sport and are physically more active are less likely to suffer pulmonary embolism, but the study published on the website of the British Medical Journal is the first to show that sitting about raises the risk. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Sitting down for hours on end after work increases the risk of pulmonary embolism. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I also projected a thought about my leg embolism and the persistent problem of vision loss, and that I wanted her to come home. ❋ Mira Bartók (2011)

The pulmonary embolism that killed her came on so quickly that there was no detecting it, and worse, no stopping it. ❋ Matt Logelin (2011)

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