English Explanatory Dictionary

embolism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer.
  4. The variable body of a liturgical preface, between the protocol and eschatocol, typically stating the motive for worship on a given day.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embolism.wav [ˈɛmbɫ̩ɪzm̩]

Word forms

embolism embolisms

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”).

Related words

embolus emblem thrombosis

Derived words

aeroembolism air embolism amniotic fluid embolism atheroembolism cardioembolism embolismal embolismatic embolismic embolismical fat embolism macroembolism microembolism paradoxical embolism pulmonary embolism radioembolism thrombembolism thromboembolism
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