Noun
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 dictionaryHaving 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