Definitions for embolism
ˈɛm bəˌlɪz əmem·bolism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. embolism, intercalationnoun

   an insertion into a calendar

2. embolismnoun

   occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. embolismnoun

   An obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embolismnoun

   Etymology: ἐμϐολισμὸς.

   1. Intercalation; insertion of days or years to produce regularity and equation of time.

   The civil constitutions of the year were after different manners in several nations; some using the sun’s year, but in divers fashions; and some following the moon, finding out embolisms or equations, even to the addition of whole months, to make all as even as they could. William Holder, on Time.

   2. The time inserted; intercalatory time.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embolism

   An embolism is the lodging of an embolus, a blockage-causing piece of material, inside a blood vessel. The embolus may be a blood clot (thrombus), a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas (gas embolism), amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid embolism), or foreign material. An embolism can cause partial or total blockage of blood flow in the affected vessel. Such a blockage (vascular occlusion) may affect a part of the body distant from the origin of the embolus. An embolism in which the embolus is a piece of thrombus is called a thromboembolism. An embolism is usually a pathological event, caused by illness or injury. Sometimes it is created intentionally for a therapeutic reason, such as to stop bleeding or to kill a cancerous tumor by stopping its blood supply. Such therapy is called embolization.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embolismnoun

   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

2. Embolismnoun

   intercalated time

3. Embolismnoun

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

4. Etymology: [L. embolismus, from Gr. to throw or put in, insert; cf. intercalated: cf. F. embolisme. See Emblem.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embolism

   In medicine, an embolism refers to the lodging of an embolus, which may be a blood clot, a fat globule or a gas bubble in the bloodstream, which can cause a blockage. Such a blockage may affect a part of the body distanced from the actual site of the embolism. This is then not to be confused with a thrombus which causes a blockage at the site of origin. Embolization is a procedure that makes specific use of thrombo-emboli to selectively block the blood supply to unwanted processes such as tumours.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embolism

   em′bo-lizm, n. the insertion of days in an account of time to produce regularity: an intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer: (med.) the presence of obstructing clots in the blood-vessels.—adjs. Embolis′mal, Embolis′mic.—n. Em′bolus, the clot of fibrin obstructing a blood-vessel, causing embolism. [Fr.,—Gr. embolismos—emballein, to cast in.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Embolism

   Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.

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1. • Occlusion
   • Time Interval

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of embolism in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of embolism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of embolism in a Sentence

1. Hiroyasu Iso:

   We were surprised about the strength of the effect of television watching compared with the effects of advancing age, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, or body mass index in this study, we speculated that leg immobility during television watching had increased their risk of fatal pulmonary embolism.

2. Mary Joe Fernandez:

   I think her illness a few years ago( 2011), when she had the pulmonary embolism, really gave her perspective and a new appreciation for what she does.

3. Serena Williams:

   The way I see it, I should have had 30-plus grand slams. I had my chances after coming back from giving birth. I went from a C-section to a second pulmonary embolism to a grand slam final. I played while breastfeeding. I played through postpartum depression. But I didn't get there. But I showed up 23 times, and that's fine. Actually it's extraordinary.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=embolism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Embolism
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=embolism
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embolism
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embolism
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=embolism
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=embolism