Found 3 items, similar to Embolism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: embolism emboli
English → English (WordNet) Definition: embolism 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)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Embolism 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Intercalated time. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis. [1913 Webster]