embolus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛmbələs/
Etymology
The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”).
Meanings
- An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
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The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.
Those spiders with a simple bulb insert most of this; those with a complex palp insert only the embolus, which in some species is very long […]
1996, Michael J Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, published 1996, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emboli | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| emboluses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
embolic · microembolus · atheroembolus · embolo- · embolism · thromboembolus · macroembolus
Relateds
Translations (18)
es émbolo (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · cmn 栓子 (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · fi embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · id embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · ca èmbol (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · cs vmetek (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · sv emboli (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · hu érdugó (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · is blóðreki (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · hu embólus (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · hu érrög (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · fr embole (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · hu vérrög (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · fi veritulppa (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · rgn èmbul (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · cs embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · it stantuffo (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot) · bg тромб (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot)