Definition of Embolesm
Em"bo*lism (?), n. [L.
embolismus, from Gr. &?; to throw or put in, insert; cf. &?;
intercalated: cf. F. embolisme. See Emblem.]
1. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months,
or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the
embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year.
2. Intercalated time.
Johnson.
3. (Med.) The occlusion of a blood
vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden
unconsciousness and paralysis.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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