塞そく栓せん

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

embolus; abnormal circulating substance

Medical term for a mass (such as a blood clot, air bubble, or foreign body) carried in the bloodstream that can block a vessel. Often used in compound terms like 塞栓症 (embolism).

• 肺はい塞そく栓せん症しょうは、塞そく栓せんが肺はいの血けっ管かんを詰つまらせる病びょう気きです