embolic
IPA: ɪmbˈɑɫɪk
adjective
- (pathology) Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
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Examples of "embolic" in Sentences
- Have another embolic stroke mid-pamper-crap why don't you.
- Macrovascular diseases include heart attacks, cerebrovascular accidents (embolic/ischemic strokes), end stage kidney disease (with renal artery disease), and blindness (through retinal artery disease).
- This latest labeling change includes data from two recent studies that found a two-fold increase in thrombo-embolic events associated with the patch (as well as a third study that found no increased risk).
- Increased C-section leads to longer recovery and hospital stay, and obesity can be associated with increased post-op infections, wound healing delays or thrombo-embolic complications - all of which can further delay hospital discharge post-partum.
- NMT is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right-to-left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches.
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