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Ball Embolus Embolism Ischemia Infarct Farce
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

EMBOLISM may cause 
ISCHEMIA which may cause an 
INFARCT

~ EMBOLISM  med> OBSTRUCTION OF A VESSEL by a
                 BLOOD CLOT or other factors
            sp BOLA = BALL              sug> BULLET
            gr BOLO   LUMP              sug> BALLET
~ EMBOLUS   biol> BLOCK OF AN ARTERY or
                  VEIN or VESSEL
  see> BALL
  see> BOLUS

~ ISCHEMIA  id+ LOCAL ANEMIA CAUSED BY
                DECREASED BLOOD FLOW
  gr  ISCHEIN and HAIMA = TO HOLD and BLOOD
  med> LACK IN BLOOD CIRCULATION or PERFUSION
  see> INFARCT
  see> FARCE

~ INFARCT  id+ TISSUE DEATH DUE TO
               LACK OF OXYGEN THUS BLOOD SUPPLY
           id+ FAILURE TO STUFF BLOOD  see> ISCHEMIA
  lat FARCIRE = TO STUFF related to
  eng FARCE     FARCICAL
  ukr FARSH     STUFFING FOOD as in SAUSAGE
  ply> | INFARCTS RARELY ARE A FARCE |
  see> FARCE

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