embolism

As a noun embolism is

(pathology) an obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

In pathology|lang=en terms the difference between embolism and aneurysm

is that embolism is (pathology) an obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream while aneurysm is (pathology) an abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

As nouns the difference between embolism and aneurysm

is that embolism is (pathology) an obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream while aneurysm is (pathology) an abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

As nouns the difference between emboli and embolism

is that emboli is plural of lang=en while embolism is an obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

As nouns the difference between embolism and aeroembolism

is that embolism is an obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream while aeroembolism is an embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood.

As nouns the difference between embolism and thromboembolism

is that embolism is (pathology) an obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream while thromboembolism is (medicine) an embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin.