Embolus
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A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, beingbrought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently ofa clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule offat, or a microscopic organism.
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A mass, such as an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body, that travels through the bloodstream and lodges so as to obstruct or [occlude] a blood vessel.
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