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Embolus is an English word with synonyms like clot. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Embolus in a sentence

Embolus meaning

  1. An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
  2. The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.

Synonyms of Embolus

clot coagulum

Related words

Other words often associated with Embolus or its synonyms:

clod lump ball chunk glob clump curdle homogenise change coagulate modify turn

Using Embolus

  • The main meaning on this page is: An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel. | The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.
  • Useful related words include: clot, coagulum.
  • In the example corpus, embolus often appears in combinations such as: pulmonary embolus, an embolus.

Context around Embolus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pulmonary 2×

Often after:

hospital 1×

Sentence patterns with Embolus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as pulmonary embolus and metastatic 1× femur pulmonary embolus hospital acquired 1× is an embolus that occludes 1× suffered an embolus in his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a medical cause 1× causes the most 1× the cause of 1× upon his return 1×

Common sentence endings:

alcoholic liver disease 1× from a tumor 1× his right eye 1× in the brain 1×

Words around Embolus

Just before it in the word index:

embolo 5 embolization 9 embolismic 5 embolism 39 embolisation 3 emboli 3

Just after it in the word index:

embonpoint 1 emboss 2 embossed 73 embosser 3 embossers 4 embossing 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Embolus

  • In this selection, "embolus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pulmonary and hospital stand out and add context to how "embolus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as pulmonary embolus and metastatic and femur pulmonary embolus hospital acquired. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "embolus" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with embolus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Upon his return to Italy, he suffered an embolus in his right eye. (13 words)

Causes The most common cause of a TIA is an embolus that occludes an artery in the brain. (18 words)

The cause of death was given as pulmonary embolus and metastatic mesothelioma, which is the spread of malignant cells from a tumor. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

A medical cause of death has been provided as dynamic hip screw, fractured neck of femur, pulmonary embolus, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and alcoholic liver disease. (25 words)

The cause of death was given as pulmonary embolus and metastatic mesothelioma, which is the spread of malignant cells from a tumor. (22 words)

Causes The most common cause of a TIA is an embolus that occludes an artery in the brain. (18 words)

Example sentences (4)

The cause of death was given as pulmonary embolus and metastatic mesothelioma, which is the spread of malignant cells from a tumor.

A medical cause of death has been provided as dynamic hip screw, fractured neck of femur, pulmonary embolus, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and alcoholic liver disease.

Causes The most common cause of a TIA is an embolus that occludes an artery in the brain.

Upon his return to Italy, he suffered an embolus in his right eye.

Common combinations with embolus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "embolus" in a sentence?
An example: "The cause of death was given as pulmonary embolus and metastatic mesothelioma, which is the spread of malignant cells from a tumor." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "embolus" from authentic English texts.
What does "embolus" mean?
Embolus means: An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
What are synonyms of "embolus"?
Common synonyms of "embolus" include: clot, coagulum.
How many example sentences with "embolus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "embolus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.