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Plural of embolism

regular plural

The plural of embolism is embolisms.

Forms of embolism

Singularembolism /ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/
Pluralembolisms
Countablecountable

Embolisms in a sentence

  • Air embolisms were often deadly, but Savino had survived.2017, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach, Corsair, page 290. From the entry air embolism

Meaning of embolism

  1. 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.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer.

Full definition of embolism

Questions about the plural of embolism

What is the plural of embolism?
The plural of embolism is embolisms.
Is embolism countable?
Embolism is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: embolism (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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