embolic

  • 11embolic — em·bol·ic …

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  • 12embolic — em•bol•ic [[t]ɛmˈbɒl ɪk[/t]] adj. pat pertaining to an embolus or to embolism • Etymology: 1865–70 …

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  • 13embolic — /ɛmˈbɒlɪk/ (say em bolik) adjective 1. Pathology relating to an embolus or to embolism. 2. Embryology developing inwardly; related to a process of invagination …

  • 14embolic — adjective of or relating to an embolism or embolus • Pertains to noun: ↑embolism, ↑embolus • Derivationally related forms: ↑embolus, ↑embolism …

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  • 15embolic gangrene — gangrene following the blocking of the blood supply by an embolism …

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  • 16embolic infarct — an infarct caused by an embolus …

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  • 17embolic pneumonia — 1. pneumonia due to embolism of a blood vessel or vessels of the lungs. 2. in cattle, pneumonia that sometimes follows caudal vena caval thrombosis (q.v.); it often involves abscesses with suppurative pneumonia and aneurysms that may rupture,… …

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  • 18embolic stroke — stroke syndrome due to cerebral embolism; onset of symptoms is usually sudden, reflecting abrupt loss of blood flow to the region of the occluded artery …

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  • 19focal embolic glomerulonephritis — focal glomerulonephritis associated with bacterial endocarditis; see Lцhlein Baehr lesion, under lesion …

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  • 20EPD — embolic protection device; energyprotein deficit; etiological potentials display …

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