Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 10 compound words that contain embolism. The most common are listed below. Open embolism in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- pulmonary embolismThe embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.
- air embolismcondition caused by bubbles of gas in a vascular system.
- fat embolismA condition, most commonly caused by the fracture of long bones, in which fat particles enter the bloodstream, often resulting in symptoms like petechial rash, shortness of breath, and decreased level of consciousness.
- paradoxical embolismA free-floating mass, located inside blood vessels, that can travel from one site in the blood stream to another. It may be solid (like a blood clot), liquid (like amniotic fluid), or gas (like air).
- amniotic fluid embolismA complication of pregnancy characterized by movement of amniotic fluid past the placenta.
Compound words 10
- thromboembolismAn embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.
- cardioembolismAn embolism of cardiac origin
- aeroembolismAn embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.
- atheroembolismCholesterol embolism
- macroembolismA relatively large embolism
- microembolismA small particle, in the bloodstream, that can cause an embolism in large numbers
- radioembolismA radiotherapy in which radioactive nanoparticles are injected into an artery and travel to an organ (typically the liver) where they settle
- thrombembolismAlternative form of thromboembolism: An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.
- embolismalArchaic form of embolismic: Relating to embolism or intercalation.
- antiembolismThat combats embolism.