"embolism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embolism.wav Forms: embolisms [plural]
Etymology: The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow. From Old French embolisme (“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”), from Late Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός (embolismós, “intercalary”), from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to insert, throw in”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|embolisme||intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors}} Old French embolisme (“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”), {{der|en|LL.|embolismus}} Late Latin embolismus, {{der|en|grc|ἐμβολισμός||intercalary}} Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός (embolismós, “intercalary”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} embolism (plural embolisms)
  1. (pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream. Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus): embolisme (Afrikaans), емболия (embolija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), embòlia [feminine] (Catalan), 栓塞 (shuānsè) (Chinese Mandarin), embolie (Czech), emboli (Danish), embolie [feminine] (Dutch), embolio (Esperanto), embolia (Finnish), embolie [feminine] (French), Embolie [feminine] (German), εμβολή (emvolí) [feminine] (Greek), εμβολισμός (emvolismós) [masculine] (Greek), embólia (Hungarian), blóðrek [neuter] (Icelandic), embolio (Ido), eambólacht [feminine] (Irish), embolia [feminine] (Italian), 塞栓 (sokusen) (alt: そくせん) (Japanese), эмболия (émboliä) (Kazakh), 색전증 (saekjeonjeung) (alt: 塞栓症) (Korean), эмболия (emboliya) (Kyrgyz), embolija (Lithuanian), embolik (Malay), zator (Polish), embolia [feminine] (Portuguese), эмболи́я (embolíja) (Russian), embólia [feminine] (Slovak), embolia [feminine] (Spanish), emboli (Swedish), embolizm (Turkish)
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  2. The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year. Categories (topical): Calendar Translations (insertion of days into the calendar): embolisme [masculine] (Catalan), embolisme [masculine] (French), embolismo [masculine] (Spanish)
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  3. (Christianity) An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer. Categories (topical): Christianity
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  4. (Roman Catholicism) The variable body of a liturgical preface, between the protocol and eschatocol, typically stating the motive for worship on a given day. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: embolus, emblem, thrombosis

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "alt": "そくせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sokusen",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "塞栓"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "émboliä",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "эмболия"
    },
    {
      "alt": "塞栓症",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "saekjeonjeung",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "색전증"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "emboliya",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "эмболия"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "embolija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "embolik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "zator"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "embolia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "embolíja",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "эмболи́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "embólia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "embolia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "emboli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus",
      "word": "embolizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "insertion of days into the calendar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "embolisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "insertion of days into the calendar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "embolisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "insertion of days into the calendar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "embolismo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Rudolf Virchow",
    "embolism"
  ],
  "word": "embolism"
}

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