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embolism
How to use embolism in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for embolism.
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My manager would be having some sort of embolism if it was down for two days.
Quick take
an insertion into a calendar
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of embolism gathered in one view.
occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for embolism.
noun
an insertion into a calendar
See also: intercalation
noun
occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
Example sentences
My manager would be having some sort of embolism if it was down for two days.
Steroid use is linked among other things with embolism, stroke, heart attack and sudden death.
She died from a pulmonary embolism while she was getting ready to go to work as an ICU nurse.
Sitting still for 40 hours, then dying after being roused and walking - sounds like he may have had a pulmonary embolism from a blood clot in his legs.
I'm not even close to a medical expert, but I wouldn't be surprised that because of less physical movement due to being home more, embolisms are more common.
If you’re a doctor, it’s one thing to know, as an abstract fact, that 10 or 20 percent of patients who seemed to die of heart attack actually died from pulmonary embolism.
Indeed, I know two people that went to the hospital because they thought it was covid, but in both cases it was pulmonary embolism, which has very similar symptoms.
I have fostered multiple dogs afflicted with heartworm and it's terrible to keep an active animal still for months to prevent them from having a pulmonary embolism.
Two years ago, I spent many many many hours fighting my mom's insurance company to get her a microsphere radio-embolism treatment for liver cancer that would have given her a much better quality of life than she has today and possibly alive for years to come.
It is quite another to have a pathologist dissect one of your patients and tell you No, this woman you took care for 25 years, and whose husband you pass on the street each day, did not die of heart attack; she died of a pulmonary embolism, and that’s probably why she complained of shortness of breath when you examined her three months ago.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use embolism in a sentence?
My manager would be having some sort of embolism if it was down for two days.
What does embolism mean?
an insertion into a calendar
What part of speech is embolism?
embolism is commonly used as noun.