Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: intercalation

See Also: aeroembolism, air embolism, calendar, embolus, fat embolism, gas embolism, interval, occlusion, pulmonary embolism, time interval

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