embolism

Example Sentences

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Partaking in them is not without risk—ozone therapy, for example, has the potential side effect of something called an air embolism, which can lead to a stroke or heart attack.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara died of a pulmonary embolism, her death certificate has revealed.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

The acquisition expands Boston Scientific’s vascular medicine business, adding devices for conditions like stroke and pulmonary embolism.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The realization that I didn’t have enough of my prescription medications to last three extra days—including blood thinners, which I was taking after a near-fatal pulmonary embolism last year—sent me into a tizzy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

If anything, he says it was the amniotic embolism that did it.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds