Word
Embolism
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
em-bo-lism
Definition
- n. - 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.
- n. - Intercalated time.
- n. - The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism
in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.
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