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embolism
[ em-buh-liz-uhm ]
noun
- Pathology. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
- intercalation, as of a day in a year.
- a period of time intercalated.
- (in a Eucharistic service) the prayer following the final petitions of the Lord's Prayer.
embolism
/ ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm /
noun
- the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus
- botany the blocking of a xylem vessel by an air bubble
- the insertion of one or more days into a calendar, esp the Jewish calendar; intercalation
- RC Church a prayer inserted in the canon of the Mass between the Lord's Prayer and the breaking of the bread
- See embolusanother name (not in technical use) for embolus
embolism
/ ĕm′bə-lĭz′əm /
- 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
- The obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by such a mass.
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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Derived Forms
- ˌemboˈlismic, adjective
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Other Words From
- embo·lismic adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of embolism1
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Example Sentences
I had a pulmonary embolism which turned into a pulmonary infarction.
Liz suffered a pulmonary embolism, meaning there was a sudden blockage of an artery in her lungs.
McPherson died of a pulmonary embolism, though a coroner originally cited prolonged dehydration and bedrest as the cause.
One witness who failed to appear suffered a pulmonary embolism and died before he could.
Hemorrhage, infection, and pulmonary embolism are all more common following a surgical birth.
A pulmonary embolism shouldn't kill him, but the effects were disproportionate to the cause and would last a while.
Death in the fatal cases was attributed to pulmonary embolism, peritonitis, and in two to heart failure.
Death in such circumstances is usually attributed to embolism of the pulmonary artery.
Spencer, in eighty-five total hysterectomies, had two deaths from pulmonary embolism.
In cases of septic thrombosis the patients run a definite risk from pulmonary embolism.
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