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There are
roughly 10
million cases of
pulmonary embolisms per year. In the
United States,
pulmonary embolisms are the
primary cause of at
least 10,000 to...
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globule (fat
embolism), a
bubble of air or
other gas (gas
embolism),
amniotic fluid (amniotic
fluid embolism), or
foreign material. An
embolism can cause...
- air
embolisms may also
occur in the
xylem of
vascular plants,
especially when
suffering from
water stress.
Divers can
develop arterial gas
embolisms as...
- An
amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a life-threatening
childbirth (obstetric)
emergency in
which amniotic fluid enters the
blood stream of the mother,...
- Look up intercalation or
embolism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Intercalation or
embolism in
timekeeping is the
insertion of a leap day, w****, or...
- Fat
embolism syndrome occurs when fat
enters the
blood stream (fat
embolism) and
results in symptoms.
Symptoms generally begin within a day. This may...
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Arterial embolisms can
consist of
various materials, including:
Thromboembolism –
embolism of
thrombus or
blood clot.
Cholesterol embolism -
embolism of cholesterol...
- Look up
embolism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Embolism may
refer to:
Embolism, when an
object (the embolus)
migrates from one part of the body (through...
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foreign bodies,
which can
result in
different types of
embolisms. The term is
distinct from
embolism and thromboembolism,
which may be
consequences of an...
- asbestosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and
mesothelioma Pneumothorax Pulmonary embolisms,
which are
blood clots that
enter the
lungs When the
space between the...
