embolus

Example Sentences

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"For me air embolus fits with what the medical staff on the ground saw," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

Prof Kinsey told the court the skin discolorations observed on Child A had "cemented" her concerns that he had suffered an air embolus.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2022

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

When it becomes trapped, an embolus is called an embolism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The danger of an embolus plugging one of the smaller arteries is great and probably happens more often than we think.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall