embolism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/
- [ˈɛmbɫ̩ɪzm̩] (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
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The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year.
Authorities differ as to the manner in which the Arabs practised embolism: some say, they added a month to every third year; others, that they intercalated seven months in a period of nineteen years ; and others, nine months in twenty-four years.
1844, The Asiatic journal and monthly miscellany, volume 2:
- An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer.
- The variable body of a liturgical preface, between the protocol and eschatocol, typically stating the motive for worship on a given day.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embolisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paradoxical embolism · amniotic fluid embolism · thrombembolism · pulmonary embolism · air embolism · embolismal · macroembolism · embolismic · embolismical · embolismatic · atheroembolism · radioembolism · aeroembolism · microembolism · cardioembolism · thromboembolism · fat embolism
Relateds
thrombosis · embolus · emblem
Translations (35)
ko 색전증 (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · tr embolizm (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · sk embólia (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · pt embolia (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · da emboli (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · el εμβολισμός (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · es embolismo (insertion of leap days into the calendar year) · bg емболия (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · fr embolisme (insertion of leap days into the calendar year) · ms embolik (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · fi embolia (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · ja 塞栓 (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · id emboli (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · es embolia (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · ga eambólacht (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · af embolisme (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · ru эмболи́я (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · hu embólia (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · fr embolie (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · cmn 栓塞 (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · eo embolio (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · pl zator (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · ca embolisme (insertion of leap days into the calendar year) · sv emboli (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · ca embòlia (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · io embolio (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · kk эмболия (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · de Embolie (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · nl embolie (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · is blóðrek (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · el εμβολή (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · lt embolija (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · it embolia (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · ky эмболия (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus) · cs embolie (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus)