Antonyms for emboli


Grammar : Noun
Spell : em-buh-luh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm bə ləs


Definition of emboli

Origin :
  • 1660s, "stopper, wedge," from Latin embolus "piston of a pump," from Greek embolos "peg, stopper; anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in," also "a tongue (of land), beak (of a ship)," from emballein (see emblem). Medical sense is from 1866. Related: Embolic.
  • As in blockade : noun barrier
  • As in blood clot : noun mass of thickened blood
  • As in clot : noun blockage, mass of coagulation
Example sentences :
  • Emboli derived from venous thrombi are sometimes carried into the pulmonary artery or its branches.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • It is evident that the emboli entering the systemic circulation are usually arrested in the pulmonary capillaries.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The lodgment of emboli produces symptoms whose nature depends upon the organ involved.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • Although most emboli are detached portions of thrombi, any foreign body of suitable size may become an embolus.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • An appreciation of the laws of the transfer of emboli renders such a discovery almost certain.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • Is the formation of emboli in the terminal branches of arteries always dependent on the disintegration of thrombi?
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • In this condition there may be found in the blood-vessels both thrombi and emboli.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • Erratic chills announce the lodgment of emboli in distant organs.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various

Synonyms for emboli

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