Assertion: embolus | /r/HasProperty | a blood clot
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The embolus may be a blood clot (thrombus), a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas (gas embolism), or foreign material.
text: Most thrombus and embolus are blood clots.
text: A pulmonary embolus is an embolus (most typically, a blood clot) that travels to the lungs and produces lung damage.
text: is an embolus (most typically, a blood clot) that travels to the lungs and produces lung damage.
text: A pulmonary embolism occurs when an embolus, usually a blood clot, blocks the blood flowing through an artery that feeds the lungs.
text: The embolus usually is a blood clot swept into circulation from a large peripheral vein, particularly a vein in the leg or pelvis.
text: Embolus is a blood clot that travels through the blood vessels.
text: The embolus may be a blood clot (thrombus), a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas (gas embolism), or foreign material.
text: An "embolus" is a blood clot or a piece of plaque that acts like a clot.
text: An embolus can be made up of fatty material, or it can be a blood clot.
text: An embolus is a blood clot, bit of tissue or tumor, gas bubble, or other foreign body that circulates in the blood stream until it becomes stuck in a blood vessel.