em·bo·lism ( m b -l z m)n. 1. Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. 2. An embolus. [Middle English embolisme, insertion of one or more days in a calendar, from Late Latin embolismus, from Greek embolismos, from emballein, to insert; see emblem.] em bo·lismic adj. |
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