1660s, "stopper, wedge," from Latin embolus "piston of a pump," from Greek embolos "peg, stopper; anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in," also "a tongue (of land), beak (of a ship)," from emballein "to insert, throw in, invade" (see emblem). Medical sense in reference to obstruction of a blood vessel is from 1866. Related: Embolic.
实用例句
1. I think she's a prime candidate for a pulmonary embolus.
我认为她初步的原因是肺部的拴塞物.来自电影对白
2. Such a saddle embolus is a cause for sudden death.
鞍状栓子是猝死原因.来自互联网
3. Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel an embolus.
血液流经心脏和血管的运动.来自互联网
4. What is the incidence and mortality from amniotic fluid embolus ( AFE )?
