meaning of embolism
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.
3. The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.
4. occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus a loose clot or air bubble or other particle
Related Words
embolism | embolismal | embolismatic | embolismatical | embolismic | embolismical |
