EMBOLISMS

Noun

embolisms

plural of embolism

Source: Wiktionary


EMBOLISM

Em"bo*lism, n. Etym: [L. embolismus, from Gr. 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.)

Definition: The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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