Embolism

3 definitions found

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

  Embolism \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.


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     2. Intercalated time. --Johnson.
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     3. (Med.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
        Embolism in the brain often produces sudden
        unconsciousness and paralysis.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  embolism
       n 1: an insertion into a calendar [syn: {intercalation}]
       2: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or
          air bubble or other particle)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "embolism":
     bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade,
     blockage, bottleneck, cecum, choking, choking off, clog,
     congestion, constipation, costiveness, cul-de-sac, dead end,
     embolus, gorge, impasse, impediment, infarct, infarction, jam,
     obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, sealing off, stop, stoppage,
     strangulation