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A foreign object, such as a bit of tissue or air, circulating in the blood is known as a/an_____

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Embolus or emboli
A foreign object, quantity of air or gas, bit of tissue or tumor or piece of a thrombus that circulates in the bloodstream until it becomes lodged in a vessel.
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