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throm·bo·em·bo·lism .thräm-bō-'em-bə-.liz-əm n the blocking of a blood vessel by a particle that has broken away from a blood clot at its site of formation
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the condition in which a blood clot (thrombus), formed at one point in the circulation, becomes detached and lodges at another point. It is most commonly applied to the association of phlebothrombosis and pulmonary embolism (pulmonary thromboembolic disease).
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throm·bo·em·bo·lism (throm″bo-emґbo-liz-əm) obstruction of a blood vessel with thrombotic material carried by the blood stream from the site of origin to plug another vessel. thromboembolic adj
Thromboembolism; the main branches of the pulmonary artery are occluded with multiple emboli.
Medical dictionary. 2011.