embolic

  • 111θρομβοεμβολικός — ή, ό ιατρ. χαρακτηρισμός παθολογικής εξεργασίας στη διάρκεια τής οποίας σχηματίζονται ενδοαγγειακοί θρόμβοι που εύκολα μεταναστεύουν με την κυκλοφορία προκαλώντας εμβολές. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. thromboembolic < thrombo (πρβλ.… …

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  • 112embolus — 1660s, stopper, wedge, from L. embolus “piston of a pump,” from Gk. embolos “peg, stopper; anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in, also a tongue (of land), beak (of a ship), from emballein (see EMBLEM (Cf. emblem)).” Medical sense… …

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  • 113embolus — [ ɛmbələs] noun (plural emboli lʌɪ, i:) a blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object obstructing a blood vessel. Derivatives embolic adjective Origin C17 (denoting the plunger of a syringe): from L., lit. piston , from Gk… …

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  • 114embolismic — a.; (also embolismical) Intercalated, intercalary, interpolated, inserted, embolic, embolismal, embolismatic (al) …

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  • 115embolization — therapeutic embolization; n. the introduction of embolic material to reduce or completely obstruct blood flow in such conditions as congenital arteriovenous malformations (see angioma), angiodysplasia, malignant tumours, or arterial rupture.… …

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  • 116ESO — • electrospinal orthosis; • embolic signal onset …

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  • 117embolism —   n. Medicine, obstruction of vessel by clot, etc.; insertion of intercalary day(s), month, etc.    ♦ embolismic,    ♦ embolic, a.    ♦ embolectomy, n. removal of embolus.    ♦ emboliform, a. like a clot.    ♦ embolus, n. (pl.    ♦ li )… …

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