n.
Pronunciation: ˌ thräm-b ō - ' em-b ə - ˌ li-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1907
: the blocking of a blood vessel by a particle that has broken away from a blood clot at its site of formation
– throm · bo · em · bol · ic \ -em- ' bä-lik \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ thräm-b ō - ' em-b ə - ˌ li-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1907
: the blocking of a blood vessel by a particle that has broken away from a blood clot at its site of formation
– throm · bo · em · bol · ic \ -em- ' bä-lik \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012