Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or caused by an embolus or an embolism.
- adjective Of or relating to emboly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Inserted; intercalated; embolismic.
- In pathology, relating to embolism, or plugging of a blood-vessel.
- Pertaining to emboly; characterized by or resulting from emboly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Embolismic.
- adjective (Med.) Pertaining to an embolism; produced by an embolism.
- adjective (Biol.) Pushing or growing in; -- said of a kind of invagination. See under
Invagination .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective pathology Of or relating to an
embolus or anembolism . - adjective Pertaining to
emboly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to an embolism or embolus
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word embolic.
Examples
-
NMT is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right-to-left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches.
unknown title 2011
-
NMT is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right-to-left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches.
-
NMT is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right-to-left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches.
-
NMT is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right-to-left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches.
unknown title 2009
-
Have another embolic stroke mid-pamper-crap why don't you.
-
Macrovascular diseases include heart attacks, cerebrovascular accidents (embolic/ischemic strokes), end stage kidney disease (with renal artery disease), and blindness (through retinal artery disease).
S.I. Adam, M.D.: US Health Care Reform: As Seen From the Trenches: Part 3 of a 6-Part Series M.D. S.I. Adam 2010
-
Increased C-section leads to longer recovery and hospital stay, and obesity can be associated with increased post-op infections, wound healing delays or thrombo-embolic complications - all of which can further delay hospital discharge post-partum.
-
Macrovascular diseases include heart attacks, cerebrovascular accidents (embolic/ischemic strokes), end stage kidney disease (with renal artery disease), and blindness (through retinal artery disease).
S.I. Adam, M.D.: US Health Care Reform: As Seen From the Trenches: Part 3 of a 6-Part Series M.D. S.I. Adam 2010
-
Macrovascular diseases include heart attacks, cerebrovascular accidents (embolic/ischemic strokes), end stage kidney disease (with renal artery disease), and blindness (through retinal artery disease).
S.I. Adam, M.D.: US Health Care Reform: As Seen From the Trenches: Part 3 of a 6-Part Series M.D. S.I. Adam 2010
-
This latest labeling change includes data from two recent studies that found a two-fold increase in thrombo-embolic events associated with the patch (as well as a third study that found no increased risk).
Thoughts on the Contraceptive Patch and Blood Clot Risks aka TBTAM 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.