embolus
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However those arguments were rejected as three senior judges concluded there had been no prosecution expert evidence diagnosing air embolus solely on the basis of skin discolouration.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
Continuing his closing speech for a second day, Mr Myers told Manchester Crown Court the "overarching theory of air embolus" was at the "heart" of this case.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2023
Fat in the bloodstream after an injury like mine signaled the possibility of a fat embolus, a rare but potentially fatal complication of long-bone fractures.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2015
Alternatively, plaque can break off and travel through the bloodstream as an embolus until it blocks a more distant, smaller artery.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
If the obstructed artery is not terminal, the embolus may produce no further disturbance, the collateral supply of blood through the anastomoses sufficing for the nutrition and function of the part.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
After Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was diagnosed with pulmonary emboli, the NFL players union called for an investigation into why he was allowed to take the field in London this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
On Monday, the Eagles announced he had been diagnosed with a deep-vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Hurts has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, the statement said, meaning a blood clot has traveled from his legs to his lungs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The medical examiner determined the victim died from systemic silicone emboli caused when unencapsulated silicone entered the bloodstream and caused an embolism.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2019
The dissemination of the organisms takes place through the medium of infected emboli which form in a thrombosed vein in the vicinity of the original lesion, and, breaking loose, are carried thence in the blood-stream.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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