embolus

Example Sentences

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The barrister said the scientific evidence "falls short" on air embolus and was "so poor" that it could not be used to back up the allegations.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

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

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

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

Alternatively, plaque can break off and travel through the bloodstream as an embolus until it blocks a more distant, smaller artery.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

And yet the mere naming of the affliction eased her, although she had no conception of what an embolus might be.

From The Price of Love by Bennett, Arnold