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embolus

UK //ˈɛmbələs//US //ˈɛmbələs//

词源

源自希腊语embolos(楔子、塞子),通过拉丁语embolus进入英语,17世纪开始用于医学领域。

noun

❶ 指在血管中流动的异常物质,如血块、气泡或脂肪滴,可能阻塞血管导致组织缺血或坏死。

“A blood clot that travels to the lungs is called a pulmonary embolus.”

(移动到肺部的血块被称为肺栓塞。)

“The patient suffered a stroke due to an embolus blocking a cerebral artery.”

(患者因栓子阻塞脑动脉而中风。)

同义词:clot, thrombus, obstruction

常见短语

pulmonary embolus — 特指阻塞肺动脉或其分支的栓子,可能导致呼吸困难、胸痛甚至猝死。

“She was hospitalized with a suspected pulmonary embolus after long-haul flight.”

(她在长途飞行后因疑似肺栓塞住院。)