paradoxical embolism
A free-floating mass, located inside blood vessels, that can travel from one site in…A free-floating mass, located inside blood vessels, that can travel from one site in the blood stream to another. It may be solid (like a blood clot), liquid (like amniotic fluid), or gas (like air).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A free-floating mass, located inside blood vessels, that can travel from one site in the blood stream to another. It may be solid (like a blood clot), liquid (like amniotic fluid), or gas (like air).
Origin
The term was coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn in 1885The term was coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn in 1885
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Forms
plural: paradoxical embolisms| Singular | paradoxical embolism |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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