"embolus" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 血栓栓子

Definition

栓子是指像血块或气泡等颗粒，会随血液流动并可能堵塞血管。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

医学术语，常见于临床和学术场合。不要和“血栓”（thrombus，在原地形成并留在原处的血块）混淆。常见搭配有“肺栓子”“脂肪栓子”“空气栓子”。日常生活中很少用。

Examples

An embolus can block the flow of blood in an artery.

**栓子**可能阻断动脉中的血液流动。

A blood clot that travels is called an embolus.

会移动的血块叫做**栓子**。

Doctors look for signs of an embolus in stroke patients.

医生会在中风患者中查找**栓子**的迹象。

The patient suffered a stroke because an embolus blocked a vessel in the brain.

患者因**栓子**堵住脑部血管而中风。

A fat embolus can sometimes form after a bone fracture.

骨折后有时会形成脂肪**栓子**。

An air embolus is rare, but it can be life-threatening if not treated immediately.

空气**栓子**很少见，但如不及时治疗可能危及生命。