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embolism - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'embolism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embolism [ 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.
- Intercalated time.
- The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.