Embolism

Noun

 * 1)  An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

Derived terms

 * pulmonary embolism

Thesaurus
bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, cecum, choking, choking off, clog, congestion, constipation, costiveness, cul-de-sac, dead end, embolus, gorge, impasse, impediment, infarct, infarction, jam, obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, sealing off, stop, stoppage, strangulation

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: embolio
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: embólia
 * Icelandic: blóðrek
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 塞栓
 * Korean: 색전증
 * Lithuanian: embolija
 * Malay: embolik
 * Mandarin:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: эмболия
 * Slovak: embólie
 * Spanish: embolia
 * Swedish: