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单词 embolism
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Definition of embolism in English:

embolism

noun ˈɛmbəlɪz(ə)mˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm
mass nounMedicine
  • Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.

    〔医〕栓塞;栓子

    causes of cerebral embolism
    count noun one patient died of a pulmonary embolism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For example, if the person has an air embolism in the arteries carrying blood to the brain, it may cause seizures.
    • A computed tomographic scan demonstrated a pulmonary embolism, and anticoagulation therapy was initiated.
    • Serious obstructions, such as a pulmonary embolism, need emergency medical treatment.
    • Spiral computed tomography showed a pulmonary embolism in the left lower lobe.
    • Even so, thrombolytic therapy of pulmonary embolism does not dissolve the clot completely as it does with acute coronary thrombosis, and increases the risk of bleeding.
    Synonyms
    lump, clump, mass, curdling

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘the insertion of an intercalary period in the calendar’): via late Latin from Greek embolismos, from emballein ‘insert’. The medical sense dates from the mid 19th century.

Definition of embolism in US English:

embolism

nounˈɛmbəˌlɪzəmˈembəˌlizəm
Medicine
  • Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.

    〔医〕栓塞;栓子

    causes of cerebral embolism
    one patient died of a pulmonary embolism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A computed tomographic scan demonstrated a pulmonary embolism, and anticoagulation therapy was initiated.
    • For example, if the person has an air embolism in the arteries carrying blood to the brain, it may cause seizures.
    • Spiral computed tomography showed a pulmonary embolism in the left lower lobe.
    • Serious obstructions, such as a pulmonary embolism, need emergency medical treatment.
    • Even so, thrombolytic therapy of pulmonary embolism does not dissolve the clot completely as it does with acute coronary thrombosis, and increases the risk of bleeding.
    Synonyms
    lump, clump, mass, curdling

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘the insertion of an intercalary period in the calendar’): via late Latin from Greek embolismos, from emballein ‘insert’. The medical sense dates from the mid 19th century.

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