Definition
A blockage of a blood vessel caused by a foreign substance (embolus) that travels through the bloodstream and lodges in a vessel, cutting off blood flow. The embolus can be a blood clot, air bubble, fat globule, or other material.
Etymology
From Greek 'embolos' meaning 'wedge' or 'stopper,' combined with the suffix '-ism.' The term literally describes something that acts like a cork or plug blocking a vessel, first used medically in the mid-19th century.
Kelly Says
Your body's blood vessels are like a highway system, and an embolism is essentially a traffic accident where debris from one location travels and causes a pile-up somewhere else entirely! The scary part is that a clot from your leg can end up blocking blood flow to your lungs or brain.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የደም ቧንቧን
jädäm bənəbən
BNবাংলা
রক্তনালী বন্ধ
rɔktɔnali bɔndho
CACatalà
embòlia
əmˈbɔliə
CSČeština
embolie
ɛmboˈliɛ
DEDeutsch
Embolie
ɛmboˈliː
ELΕλληνικά
εμβολή
emvoˈli
ESEspañol
embolismo
emboˈlismo
FRFrançais
embolie
ɑ̃bɔli
GUGU
રક્તવાહિની અવરોધ
raktvāhinī avarōdha
HAHA
bunkasar jini
bunkasar dʒini
HEעברית
אמבוליה
ambuˈlija
HIहिन्दी
रक्त वाहिका अवरोध
rakt vāhikā avarōdha
HUMagyar
embólia
ɛmboːliɒ
IDBahasa Indonesia
emboli
emboˈli
ITItaliano
embolia
emboˈliːa
KKKK
қан тамырларының бөгде бөлшектері
qan tamɯrlarɯnɯŋ bɵɡde bɵlʃektəri
KMKM
ការបិទសរសៃឈាម
kaː pɨt sɔɔsɑj tʰiəm
MRMR
रक्त वाहिन्या अवरोध
rakt vāhinyā avarōdha
MSBahasa Melayu
emboli
emboˈli
MYမြန်မာ
သွေးကြောပိတ်ဆို့
sʰwè kjaʊ pɪʔ sʰoʊʔ
NLNederlands
embolie
ɛmboˈli
PAPA
ਲਹੂ ਨਾਲ ਰੋਕ
lahū nāl rōk
PLPolski
zakrzepica
zakʂɛpʲiʦa
PTPortuguês
embolia
ɛmboˈliɐ
RORomână
embolie
emboˈlie
RUРусский
эмболия
ɛmbɐˈlʲɪjə
SWKiswahili
uchochezi
utʃotʃɛzi
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த நாள அடைப்பு
irattə nāḷa aṭaippu
TEతెలుగు
రక్త నాళం మూసుకోవడం
raktə nāḷaṁ mūsukōvaḍaṁ
THไทย
การอุดตัน
kɑːn ʔùt tɑn
TLTL
pagsasara ng daluyan ng dugo
pɑɡsɑˈsɑrɑ ŋ dɑluˈjan ŋ duɡo
UKУкраїнська
емболія
emboˈlʲija
URاردو
جلد کی رگوں میں رکاوٹ
jald kī ragū̃ meṁ rikāvat
VITiếng Việt
thuyên tắc
tʰɨən˧˧ tɑk̚˧
YOYO
ẹ̀gbẹ́ ọ̀ṣọ́
ɛ̀ɡbɛ oʃo
ZUZU
ukubuka kwemifino
uɠubuka kweːmifino