nghẽn mạch

Bác sĩ giải thích về nghẽn mạch bằng một sơ đồ y khoa.

Definition

1. Noun (Medical Term):
   • Embolism: A blockage in a blood vessel caused by a clot of blood, air bubble, fat globule, or other foreign substance that has traveled through the bloodstream and lodged itself, obstructing the flow of blood.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bệnh nhân bị nghẽn mạch phổi. (The doctor diagnosed the patient with a pulmonary embolism.)
  • Nghẽn mạch máu não là một tình trạng rất nguy hiểm. (A cerebral embolism is a very dangerous condition.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in a medical or clinical context to describe a pathological vascular event.

Variants and Related Words

• Tắc mạch: This is a more general synonym often used interchangeably with "nghẽn mạch" to mean vascular occlusion or blockage.
• Thuyên tắc: A direct synonym for "embolism," commonly used in formal medical language.
  • thuyên tắc phổi (pulmonary embolism)

Synonyms

• Embolism: The direct medical equivalent.
• Vascular blockage: A more general descriptive term.
• Occlusion: A broader term for any blockage, often used in a medical context.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms specifically using the term "nghẽn mạch." It is a technical medical term.