em ‧ bo ‧ lis ‧ m /ˈembəlɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: embolismus , from Greek emballein ; ⇨ ↑ emblem ]
medical something such as a hard mass of blood or a small amount of air that blocks a tube carrying blood through the body