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paradoxical embolism

paradoxical embolism noun: 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).

Noun

paradoxical embolism (countable and uncountable, plural paradoxical embolisms)

  1. 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).

Forms of paradoxical embolism

pluralparadoxical embolisms

Origin of paradoxical embolism

The term was coined by Friedrich Wilhelm Zahn in 1885

Questions about paradoxical embolism

What does paradoxical embolism mean?
Paradoxical embolism means 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).
What part of speech is paradoxical embolism?
Paradoxical embolism is a noun.
What is the plural of paradoxical embolism?
The plural of paradoxical embolism is paradoxical embolisms.

Words near paradoxical embolism in the dictionary

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  2. paradoxes of tolerance
  3. paradoxial
  4. paradoxic
  5. paradoxical
  6. paradoxical embolism
  7. paradoxical embolisms
  8. paradoxical frog
  9. paradoxical frogs
  10. paradoxical intention
  11. paradoxical rage reaction

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