Taber's Medical Dictionary
embolus
(em′bŏ-lŭs )
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pl. emboli [Gr. embolos, stopper]
A mass of undissolved matter carried to a new location in a blood vessel or lymphatic. Emboli may be solid, liquid, or gaseous. Occlusion of vessels from emboli usually results in the development of infarcts.
SEE: thrombosis; SEE: thrombus
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Embolus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769188/all/embolus.
Embolus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769188/all/embolus. Accessed April 4, 2026.
Embolus. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769188/all/embolus
Embolus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 04]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769188/all/embolus.
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