Embolus

Embolus in a vessel

An embolus is a foreign body in a blood vessel, such as a broken piece of blood clot, fat particles, or air.

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Related articles

• trombosis
• hemocoagulate

Source

• ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Embolus [online]. The last revision 18. 2. 2009, [cit. 13.11.2010]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160416163537/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Embolus>.