embolus

IPA: ɛmbˈoʊɫʌs

(pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
(zoology) The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.

Examples of "embolus" in Sentences

This moving clot is often called an embolus or embolism.
Your mother may have thrown an embolus, and she is at risk of another major event.
This practice can produce an air embolus air bubble in your blood, a potentially fatal condition.
SCHEINBERG: Well, I think there were several predisposing factors that led you to having a pulmonary embolus.
"The two cases of pulmonary embolus, a serious and potentially fatal condition, must be counted as two cases ...," the report said.
Patients with clotting disorders may develop a pulmonary embolus, that is, they throw a clot that lodges in the blood vessels of the lung.
The tall man who is a bleeder; my son with thyroid disease; my neighbor with breast cancer; or me with my pulmonary embolus: we did not choose these things, cannot be held responsible, and should not pay more.