"embolus" meaning in English

See embolus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛmbələs/ Forms: emboli [plural], emboluses [plural]
Etymology: The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|embolus|t=piston}} Latin embolus (“piston”), {{der|en|grc|ἔμβολος|t=peg, stopper}} Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”) Head templates: {{en-noun|emboli|+}} embolus (plural emboli or emboluses)
  1. (pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel. Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot): тромб (tromb) [masculine] (Bulgarian), èmbol [masculine] (Catalan), embolus [masculine] (Czech), vmetek [masculine] (Czech), embole [masculine] (French), érrög (Hungarian), vérrög (Hungarian), érdugó (Hungarian), embólus (Hungarian), blóðreki [masculine] (Icelandic), èmbul [masculine] (Romagnol), émbolo [masculine] (Spanish), emboli (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-embolus-en-noun-xLN0W07m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Circulatory system Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 19 2 2 14 26 Disambiguation of Circulatory system: 50 50 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot': 92 8
  2. (zoology) The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-embolus-en-noun-UOjbiB57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Romagnol translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Circulatory system Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 15 19 2 2 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Romagnol translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Circulatory system: 50 50 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atheroembolus, embolic, embolism, embolo-, macroembolus, microembolus, thromboembolus Related terms: embolon, thrombus

Inflected forms

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