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embolism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Embolism \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: embolism n 1: an insertion into a calendar [syn: {intercalation}] 2: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
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