Definition of embolism Embolism
/ɛˈmbowlɪˌzʌm/ - [embowlizum] - em•bo•lism
We found 10 definitions of embolism from 6 different sources.
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What does embolism mean?
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NounPlural: embolisms |
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| embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) | ||
| occlusion (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed | ||
| aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving | ||
| fat embolism serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver | ||
| pulmonary embolism blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot | ||
| embolism - an insertion into a calendar | ||
| intercalation | ||
| time interval, interval a definite length of time marked off by two instants | ||
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Wiktionary 
- embolism (Noun)
An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot , air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream . - embolism (Noun)
The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- embolism (n.)
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. - embolism (n.)
Intercalated time. - embolism (n.)
The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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embolism
A block in an artery caused by blood clots, fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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embolism
em′bo-lizm, n. the insertion of days in an account of time to produce regularity: an intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer: (med.) the presence of obstructing clots in the blood-vessels.—adjs. Embolis′mal, Embolis′mic.—n. Em′bolus, the clot of fibrin obstructing a blood-vessel, causing embolism. [Fr.,—Gr. embolismos—emballein, to cast in.]
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🔤- embolism, noun, singular of embolisms.
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