catheter embolus

cath·e·ter em·bo·lus

coiled worm-shaped platelet and fibrin aggregates produced during vascular catheterization, originating on the catheter or its guide wire; embolization of the catheter itself.

cath·e·ter em·bo·lus

(kath'ĕ-tĕr em'bō-lŭs) Coiled worm-shaped platelet and fibrin aggregates produced during vascular catheterization, originating on the catheter or its guide wire; embolization of the catheter itself.