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fat embolism

fat embolism noun: a condition, most commonly caused by the fracture of long bones, in which fat particles enter the bloodstream, often resulting in symptoms like petechial rash, shortness of breath, and decreased level of consciousness.

Noun

fat embolism (plural fat embolisms)

  1. A condition, most commonly caused by the fracture of long bones, in which fat particles enter the bloodstream, often resulting in symptoms like petechial rash, shortness of breath, and decreased level of consciousness.
    • A whole host of things can go wrong; most notably, the repurposed fat can travel through veins in the buttocks to pulmonary arteries and chambers of the heart, causing fat embolisms. Transferred fat can also migrate beneath the muscle, tearing gluteal veins.2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine

fat embolism meaning in Tamil

fat embolism in Tamil

கொழுப்புத்தடுக்கை, கொழுப்புத்துகள் அடைப்பு

Forms of fat embolism

pluralfat embolisms

Questions about fat embolism

What does fat embolism mean?
Fat embolism means a condition, most commonly caused by the fracture of long bones, in which fat particles enter the bloodstream, often resulting in symptoms like petechial rash, shortness of breath, and decreased level of consciousness.
What is fat embolism in Tamil?
Fat embolism in Tamil is கொழுப்புத்தடுக்கை, கொழுப்புத்துகள் அடைப்பு. See Fat embolism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fat embolism?
Fat embolism is a noun.
What is the plural of fat embolism?
The plural of fat embolism is fat embolisms.

Words near fat embolism in the dictionary

  1. fat content
  2. fat day
  3. fat days
  4. fat dormice
  5. fat dormouse
  6. fat embolism
  7. fat embolisms
  8. fat fantasies
  9. fat fantasy
  10. fat farm
  11. fat farms

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