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- noun Plural form of
embolism .
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Examples
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It shoulda been filmed for tv, except it was so cute it could give people embolisms.
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It shoulda been filmed for tv, except it was so cute it could give people embolisms.
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More than 275,000 people in the USA are hospitalized yearly with deep vein clots or pulmonary embolisms, says the American Heart Association.
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The Giants offensive lineman slept in the hospital instead, with pulmonary embolisms in both lungs.
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In the case of the West family, Mr. West had two pulmonary embolisms in 2003.
Family Pioneers in Exploration of the Genome Amy Dockser Marcus 2011
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She inherited the same mutation that her father has, putting her at increased risk for embolisms.
Obsessed With Genes (Not Jeans), This Teen Analyzes Family DNA Amy Dockser Marcus 2010
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One finding: Anne inherited two gene mutations from her father that put her at risk for embolisms, as well as a third mutation from her mother associated with inherited thrombophilia, a disorder that increases the risk of clots.
Family Pioneers in Exploration of the Genome Amy Dockser Marcus 2011
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Understand that we don't sign off on scopes of work or embolisms.
Dear Carl 2010
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Pulmonary embolisms are a life-threatening emergency and require immediate treatment with clot-dissolving drugs that are given by IV.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Pulmonary embolisms are a life-threatening emergency and require immediate treatment with clot-dissolving drugs that are given by IV.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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