embolus

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Noun — A blockage in a blood vessel, such as a clot of blood or a bubble of air, carried there by the bloodstream.

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Etymology

The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”).