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Definition of: embolism
(em′bə·liz′əm) noun
1. Pathol. The stopping up of a vein or artery, as by a blood clot or foreign particle.
2. Intercalation, as of days, for the adjustment of the calendar. [<LL embolismus <Gk. embolismos intercalary <embolos. See EMBOLUS.]
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