English Dictionary

fat embolism

名詞

(medicine) A condition, most commonly caused by the fracture of long bones, in which fat particles enter the bloodstream, often resulting in symptoms like petechial rash, shortness of breath, and decreased level of consciousness.

日本語の意味

脂肪塞栓症 - 長骨の骨折などにより、血流中へ脂肪粒子が侵入し、それにより小出血性発疹、呼吸困難、意識障害などの症状を引き起こす医療状態

Emergency surgery was performed after the patient developed a fat embolism following a femoral fracture.

患者は大腿骨骨折後に脂肪粒子が血流に入り脂肪塞栓症を発症したため、緊急手術を受けた。

意味（1）

(medicine) A condition, most commonly caused by the fracture of long bones, in which fat particles enter the bloodstream, often resulting in symptoms like petechial rash, shortness of breath, and decreased level of consciousness.

A whole host of things can go wrong; most notably, the repurposed fat can travel through veins in the buttocks to pulmonary arteries and chambers of the heart, causing fat embolisms. Transferred fat can also migrate beneath the muscle, tearing gluteal veins.

fat embolisms （ plural ）