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emboli

emboli is the plural of embolus.

Meaning of embolus

Noun

embolus (plural emboli or emboluses)

  1. An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
  2. The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.
    • Those spiders with a simple bulb insert most of this; those with a complex palp insert only the embolus, which in some species is very long […]1996, Michael J Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, published 1996, page 22

Questions about emboli

What is emboli the plural of?
Emboli is the plural of embolus.

Words near emboli in the dictionary

  1. emboldens
  2. embole
  3. embolectomies
  4. embolectomy
  5. emboles
  6. emboli
  7. embolia
  8. embolic
  9. embolies
  10. emboliform
  11. emboliform nuclei

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