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embolus

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As a matter of fact, Batsch under Embolus crocatus first presents an unmistakable description and figure.

THE NORTH AMERICAN SLIME-MOULDSTHOMAS H. (THOMAS HUSTON) MACBRIDE

An embolus occupied the pulmonary artery, resembling a blood-clot found in the left common and internal iliac veins.

At the post-mortem examination the left and right branches of the pulmonary artery contained an embolus.

One month later he was seized with urgent dyspnœa and signs clearly indicating the lodgment of an embolus in the pulmonary artery.

Detachment of a portion of the thrombus, according to Hoare, may result in the lodgment of an embolus in the brain or kidneys.

There is sudden pain at the site of impaction of the embolus, and the pulses beyond are lost.

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When an embolus becomes impacted at the bifurcation of the popliteal, if gangrene ensues it usually spreads well up the leg.

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Although most emboli are detached portions of thrombi, any foreign body of suitable size may become an embolus.

When a trunk bifurcates, the larger branch usually receives the embolus.

An embolus may be so large as to be unable to pass through the valvular orifices of the heart.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985