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emboly

emboly noun: embolic invagination.

Noun

emboly (plural embolies)

  1. embolic invagination
    • cerebral emboly
    • emboly of the carotid

Forms of emboly

pluralembolies

Origin of emboly

From Ancient Greek ἐμβολή (embolḗ, “a putting into”), from ἐμβάλλω (embállō).

Words formed from emboly

  • pseudemboly

Questions about emboly

What does emboly mean?
Emboly means embolic invagination.
What part of speech is emboly?
Emboly is a noun.
What is the plural of emboly?
The plural of emboly is embolies.

Words near emboly in the dictionary

  1. embolotherapy
  2. embolster
  3. embolstered
  4. embolus
  5. emboluses
  6. emboly
  7. embonate
  8. embonates
  9. embondage
  10. embondaged
  11. embondages

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