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| em·bo·lism [ émbə lìzzəm ] (plural em·bo·lisms) |
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1. medicine blockage of artery: a condition in which an artery is blocked by an embolus, usually a blood clot formed at one place in the circulation and then lodging in another
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2. medicine
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informal
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Same as embolus
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3. calendar insertion of days into calendar: the insertion of a day or days into a calendar
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4. christianity prayer during Roman Catholic Mass: in the Roman Catholic Church, a prayer for deliverance from evil inserted in a Mass after the Lord's Prayer
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| [14th century. Via late Latin< Greek embolismos< emballein "to insert" (see emblem)] |
