释义 |
retrograde embolism ret·ro·grade em·bo·lismembolism of a vein by an embolus carried in a direction opposite to that of the normal blood current, after being diverted into a smaller vein. Synonym(s): venous embolismret·ro·grade em·bo·lism (ret'rō-grād em'bŏ-lizm) Embolism of a vein by an embolus carried in a direction opposite to that of the normal blood current, after being diverted into a smaller vein. |