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embolism

/em-buh-liz-uhm/US // ˈɛm bəˌlɪz əm //UK // (ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm) //

栓塞,栓塞症,栓子,嵌入

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Pathology. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
    • : intercalation, as of a day in a year.
    • : a period of time intercalated.
    • : the prayer following the final petitions of the Lord's Prayer.

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Examples

  • I had a pulmonary embolism which turned into a pulmonary infarction.

  • Liz suffered a pulmonary embolism, meaning there was a sudden blockage of an artery in her lungs.

  • McPherson died of a pulmonary embolism, though a coroner originally cited prolonged dehydration and bedrest as the cause.

  • One witness who failed to appear suffered a pulmonary embolism and died before he could.

  • Hemorrhage, infection, and pulmonary embolism are all more common following a surgical birth.

  • A pulmonary embolism shouldn't kill him, but the effects were disproportionate to the cause and would last a while.

  • Death in the fatal cases was attributed to pulmonary embolism, peritonitis, and in two to heart failure.

  • Death in such circumstances is usually attributed to embolism of the pulmonary artery.

  • Spencer, in eighty-five total hysterectomies, had two deaths from pulmonary embolism.

  • In cases of septic thrombosis the patients run a definite risk from pulmonary embolism.