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Thrombus: A fibrinous clot that forms in and obstructs a blood vessel, or that forms in one of the chambers of the heart. (It stays in one place)

Embolus: A mass, such as an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body, that travels through the bloodstream and lodges so as to obstruct or occlude a blood vessel

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Q: What is the difference between a thrombus and an embolus?
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What is the difference between an embolus and embolism?

An embolus is a physical mass (fat, air, blood clot, etc) which can travel to a different location in the arteries. An embolism is when an embolus actually blocks a capillary. A thrombus is a physical mass which remains attached to it's site of origin. A thrombus may detach to become a thrombo-embolus which may then cause an embolism.


Is a floating embolus a thrombus?

yes


What is more dangerous a thrombus or embolism?

Embolus


What is a saddle embolus?

A saddle embolus, or saddle thrombus, is a blood clot in the distal aorta. It is called a saddle thrombus because it often blocks on or both of the femoral arteries, sitting like a saddle on the split between the two.


Thrombus traveling through vascular system is called?

When a thrombus travels through the vascular system it is called an embolus.


Is it true that an embolus or a thrombus can cause a cva or a miocardial infarction?

true


What is another word for deep vein thrombosis?

Clot. Embolus. Thrombus. Thrombophlebitis.


What is the name of an embolus lodged in a vessel and cuts off circulation?

When a thrombus (or part of it) embolizes and becomes lodged once again, it is called a thrombus once more. Some prefer to still call it an embolus - even after it lodges again.


What may be a life-threatening problem because of the potential for embolus creation?

Thrombus (blood clot)


What is the medical term meaning thrombus that has broken away from a vessel wall and is freely floating in the bloodstream?

embolus


What is the medical term meaning stationary clot in an unbroken vessel?

thrombosisThrombus.a blood clotA blood clot that is attached to a vessel wall is a thrombus, A drifting blood clot is an embolus


The blockage of a vessel by an embolus?

A blockage of a blood vessel is caused by a clot called a thrombus. If that clot breaks free and travels through the blood vessels then it is called a embolus.