Definition of Fat embolism

1. Noun. Serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver.

Generic synonyms: Embolism

Medical Definition of Fat embolism

1. The occurrence of fat globules in the bloodstream following fracture of a long bone, in burns, in childbirth or in association with fatty degeneration of the liver. Symptoms occur when fat globules block vessels within the lung (i.e. Pulmonary embolism) or the cerebral vasculature (i.e. Stroke). Fat embolism after bone fracture generally occurs in the first 3-4 days post fracture and commonly manifests with the signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fat Embolism

fat body of ischiorectal fossa
fat body of orbit
fat camp
fat cat
fat cats
fat catshark
fat cell
fat chance
fat choy
fat city
fat client
fat clients
fat dormice
fat dormouse
fat droplet
fat embolism (current term)
fat farm
fat finger
fat fingers
fat free
fat graft
fat hen
fat hernia
fat indigestion
fat lip
fat lips
fat metabolism
fat necrosis

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