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em⋅bo⋅lism

  [em-buh-liz-uhm]
–noun
1. Pathology. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
2. intercalation, as of a day in a year.
3. a period of time intercalated.
4. (in a Eucharistic service) the prayer following the final petitions of the Lord's Prayer.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML embolismus intercalation < LGk embolismós, equiv. to embol- (see embolus ) + -ismos -ism

Related forms:
em⋅bo⋅lis⋅mic, adjective
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em·bo·lism   (ěm'bə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.

  2. An embolus.


[Middle English embolisme, insertion of one or more days in a calendar, from Late Latin embolismus, from Greek embolismos, from emballein, to insert; see emblem.]
em'bo·lis'mic adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

embolism

An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an air bubble, a detached blood clot, or a foreign body.

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Word Origin & History

embolism 
1387, "intercalation of days into a calendar," from O.Fr. embolisme, from L.L. embolismus "insertion of days in a calendar to correct errors," from Gk. embolimos, embolme "insertion," or embolos "a plug, wedge." Medical sense of "obstruction of a blood vessel" is first recorded in Eng. 1855.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: em·bo·lism
Pronunciation: 'em-b&-"liz-&m
Function: noun
1 : the sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus
2 : EMBOLUS
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embolism em·bo·lism (ěm'bə-lĭz'əm)
n.

  1. The obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.

  2. An embolus.

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embolism   (ěm'bə-lĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A mass, such as an air bubble, detached blood clot, or foreign body, that travels in the bloodstream, lodges in a blood vessel, and obstructs or occludes it. Also called embolus.

  2. The obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by such a mass.


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