embolus

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	clot, coagulum,
definition	:	a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid (noun.body)

part meronym	:	embolism,
definition	:	occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) (noun.state)

derivation	:	embolic,
definition	:	of or relating to an embolism or embolus (adj.pert)

derivation	:	embolic,
definition	:	of or relating to an embolism or embolus (adj.pert)