EMBOLISM

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N., Pam M.S.
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An interruption of blood flow due to a blocked vessel by an embolus in the blood stream.

EMBOLISM: "An embolus usually appears at a junction, branch or narrowing of a blood vessel."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. THROMBUS
  2. ANGIOGRAPHY
  3. ANASTOMOSIS
  4. THROMBOSIS
  5. THROMBOTIC STROKE
  6. PULMONARY EMBOLISM
  7. EPIDURAL HEMATOMA
  8. SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT)
  9. VASCULITIS
  10. VASOCONSTRICTOR
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "EMBOLISM," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/embolism/ (accessed January 28, 2020).
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