embolism
/ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/US[ˈɛmbɫ̩ɪzm̩]
embolism noun: an obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
Noun
embolism (plural embolisms)
- An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
- The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year.
- Authorities differ as to the manner in which the Arabs practised embolism: some say, they added a month to every third year; others, that they intercalated seven months in a period of nineteen years ; and others, nine months in twenty-four years.1844, The Asiatic journal and monthly miscellany, volume 2
- An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer.
- The variable body of a liturgical preface, between the protocol and eschatocol, typically stating the motive for worship on a given day.
embolism meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
embolism in Tamil
- இரத்த நாளத்தில் குமிழ், குருதிக் குழாய்க்கட்டி, தடைப்பொருள், பிறபொருள்தடுக்கை, இரத்த உரக்கட்டி அடப்பு, தக்கையடைப்பு
embolism in Malay
- obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus
- embolik
embolism in Indonesian
- obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus
- emboli
Forms of embolism
| plural | embolisms |
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Origin of embolism
The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow. From Old French embolisme (“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”), from Late Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός (embolismós, “intercalary”), from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to insert, throw in”).
Words formed from embolism
Questions about embolism
- What does embolism mean?
- Embolism means an obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
- What is embolism in Tamil?
- Embolism in Tamil is இரத்த நாளத்தில் குமிழ், குருதிக் குழாய்க்கட்டி, தடைப்பொருள். See Embolism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is embolism?
- Embolism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce embolism?
- Embolism is pronounced /ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/.
- What is the plural of embolism?
- The plural of embolism is embolisms.
Words near embolism in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: embolism (page history and authors); embolism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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