Embolic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Embolic \Em*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to throw in. See {Embolism}.]
     1. Embolismic.
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     2. (Med.) Pertaining to an embolism; produced by an embolism;
        as, an embolic abscess.


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     3. (Biol.) Pushing or growing in; -- said of a kind of
        invagination. See under {Invagination}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  embolic
       adj : of or relating to an embolism or embolus