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Word: Embolism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘the insertion of an intercalary period in the calendar’): via late Latin from Greek embolismos, from emballein ‘insert’. The medical sense dates from the mid 19th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛmbəlɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble
Short Definition:obstruction of artery
Examples:- causes of cerebral embolism
- one patient died of a pulmonary embolism
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