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noun an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood
originThe term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”).
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