émbolo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- embolism noun A blockage in a blood vessel caused by a clot, air bubble, or other matter carried through the bloodstream.
- embolus noun An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
- piston noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.
Senses
émbolo is used for these senses in English:
- embolism (pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
- embolus (pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
- piston (mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
embolus — full definition
- noun An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
- noun The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.