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Alternate Spellings:
Embolus
Common Misspellings:
embollism, emballism, imballism
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Stroke
Definition:
An embolus is a blockage that has entered the bloodstream. This blockage can be air, fat or some other material that has found its way into the circulatory system. Most often it is a piece of thrombus that has broken up and lodged in one of the arteries of the brain.
Related Terms
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebral Thrombosis
Anatomy Of The Brain
Images of the brain.
Mitral Valve Prolapse - Risk Of Stroke
Patients with MVP have a higher risk of forming clots.
Stroke is very often caused by embolism.
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