thromboembolus

English

Etymology

From thrombo- +‎ embolus.

Noun

thromboembolus (plural thromboemboli or thromboemboluses)

1. A thrombus that has embolized; an embolus of the thrombotic type, which is the most common type.
   • 2000, Baltalarli A, Sirin BH, Göksin I, “Surgical treatment of cardiogenic shock due to huge right atrial thromboembolus”, in Acta Cardiologica, volume 55, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, pages 261–263:

     An unusual case is reported of thromboembolus in the right atrium associated with cardiogenic shock and multiple pulmonary micro-embolisms.

   • 2005, K.H.L. Ng, A.K.L. Wu, V.C.C. Cheng, B.S.F. Tang, C.Y. Chan, C.Y. Yung, S.H. Luk, T.W. Lee, L. Chow, K.Y. Yuen, “Pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome”, in Postgraduate Medical Journal, volume 81, number 956, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page e3:

     Of note, in a recently published necropsy series comprising a total of eight SARS patients, it was found that four patients had pulmonary thromboemboluses within the pulmonary arteries, three had deep venous thrombosis, and one patient had marantic valvular vegetations associated with infarctions of the heart, kidneys, spleen, and occipital lobe.

Related terms

• thromboembolic
• thromboembolism