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em·bo·lism

(ĕm′bə-lĭz′əm)

1. Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.

2. An embolus.

[Middle English embolisme, insertion of one or more days in a calendar, from Late Latin embolismus, from Greek embolismos, from emballein, to insert; see emblem.]

em′bo·lis′mic adj.

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embolism

(ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm)

1. (Pathology) the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus

2. (Botany) botany the blocking of a xylem vessel by an air bubble

3. (Horology) the insertion of one or more days into a calendar, esp the Jewish calendar; intercalation

4. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a prayer inserted in the canon of the Mass between the Lord's Prayer and the breaking of the bread

5. (Pathology) another name (not in technical use) for embolus

[C14: from Medieval Latin embolismus, from Late Greek embolismos intercalary; see embolus]

ˌemboˈlismic adj

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em•bo•lism

(ˈɛm bəˌlɪz əm)

n.

1. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.

2. intercalation, as of a day into a year.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin embolismus intercalation]

em`bo•lis′mic, adj.

embolism

1. an intercalation of a day or days in the calendar to correct error.
2. the day or days intercalated. — embolic, embolismic, embolismical, adj.

embolism

[ˈembəlɪzəm] N (Med) → embolia f

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embolism

[ˈɛmbəlɪz^əm] n → embolie f pulmonary embolism

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embolism

n (Med) → Embolie f

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embolism

[ˈɛmbəlɪz/əm] n (Med) → embolia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

embolism

(ˈembəlizm) noun

a medical condition in which a mass of clotted blood or a small amount of air blocks a blood-vessel.

em·bo·lism

n. embolismo, embolia, oclusión súbita de un vaso por un coágulo, placa o aire;

cerebral ___ → ___ cerebral;

pulmonary ___ → ___ pulmonar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

embolism

n embolia; pulmonary — embolia pulmonar

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Noun	1.	embolism - an insertion into a calendar intercalation calendar - a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants
	2.	embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) occlusion - closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism - obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving fat embolism - serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver pulmonary embolism - blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot embolus - an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood