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embolism

em·bo·lism

UK/ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/ US/ˈɛmbɫ̩ɪzm̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

an insertion into a calendar

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2.

occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • air embolism
  • amniotic fluid embolism
  • fat embolism
  • paradoxical embolism
  • pulmonary embolism

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