About The Word Embolism
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Embolism
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What's The Definition Of Embolism?
[n] occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
[n] an insertion into a calendar Synonyms | Synonyms for Embolism: intercalation Related Terms | Find terms related to Embolism: bar | barrier | blank wall | blind alley | blind gut | block | blockade | blockage | bottleneck | cecum | choking | choking off | clog | congestion | constipation | costiveness | cul-de-sac | dead end | embolus | gorge | impasse | impediment | infarct | infarction | jam | obstacle | obstipation | obstruction | sealing off | stop | stoppage | strangulation See Also | aeroembolism | air embolism | calendar | embolus | fat embolism | gas embolism | interval | occlusion | pulmonary embolism | time interval Embolism In Webster's Dictionary \Em"bo*lism\, n. [L. embolismus, from Gr. ? to throw or
put in, insert; cf. ? intercalated: cf. F. embolisme. See
{Emblem}.]
1. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in
an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the
embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year.
2. Intercalated time. --Johnson.
3. (Med.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
Embolism in the brain often produces sudden
unconsciousness and paralysis.
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