embolism

Noun

Meaning

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.

Intercalated time.

The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

intercalation gob stroke concentration bar array cluster battery barrier batch blockade consolidation condensation obstruction lump
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Antonyms

one way hand opening solution advantage
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Hypernyms

interval occlusion time interval

Hyponyms

aeroembolism air embolism pulmonary embolism fat embolism gas embolism

Related terms

emblem embolus

Phrases with the word

venous air embolism renal artery embolism embolism in her brain

Examples

Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break. Serena Williams

In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and tripped over my trousers and heard this cracking sound in my leg. A couple of days later I went into a coma and was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. Paul Merton

An embolism is where an air bubble is created in a tracheid. Source: Internet

Aly Jenkins, a member of Sherry Anderson's rink, died Sunday during childbirth at the age of 30. Doctors determined amniotic fluid had entered her blood stream, setting off a rare amniotic fluid embolism. Source: Internet

Another type of paralysis is caused by a fibrocartilaginous embolism. Source: Internet

Had it not been for his impeccable dietary habits, he would not have survived the massive blood clot that travelled towards his heart, sending him to the ICU with a pulmonary embolism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

emboligenic embolisation embolise embolism in her brain embolismal embolismatic