embolus Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood

L., fr. Gr. pointed so as to be put or thrust in, fr. to throw, thrust, or put in. See Emblem.

plural Emboli

Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe.
(Med.) A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism.