'Embolism' definitions:
Definition of 'embolism'
(from WordNet)
noun
An insertion into a calendar [syn: embolism, intercalation]
noun
Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
Definition of 'Embolism'
From: GCIDE
- Embolism \Em"bo*lism\, n. [L. embolismus, from Gr. ? to throw or put in, insert; cf. ? intercalated: cf. F. embolisme. See Emblem.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Intercalated time. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Med.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'embolism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bar,
- barrier,
- blank wall,
- blind alley,
- blind gut,
- block,
- blockade,
- blockage,
- bottleneck,
- cecum,
- choking,
- choking off,
- clog,
- congestion,
- constipation,
- costiveness,
- cul-de-sac,
- dead end,
- embolus,
- gorge,
- impasse,
- impediment,
- infarct,
- infarction,
- jam,
- obstacle,
- obstipation,
- obstruction,
- sealing off,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- strangulation