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emboli

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emboli /em·bo·li/ (em´bŏ-li) plural of embolus.
Emboli, embolus
Plural of embolus. An embolus is something that blocks the blood flow in a blood vessel. It may be a gas bubble, a blood clot, a fat globule, a mass of bacteria, or other foreign body. It usually forms somewhere else and travels through the circulatory system until it gets stuck.
Mentioned in: Embolism, Gas Embolism, Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombophlebitis
embolus
[em′bələs] pl. emboli
Etymology: Gk, embolos, plug
a foreign object, quantity of air or gas, bit of tissue or tumor, or piece of a thrombus that circulates in the bloodstream until it becomes lodged in a vessel. embolic, emboloid, adj.
emboli [em´bo-li] (Gr.)
plural of embolus.
emboli
plural of embolus.
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