EMBOLISM


Meaning of EMBOLISM in English

/ ˈembəlɪzəm; NAmE / noun

( medical ) a condition in which a blood clot or air bubble blocks an artery in the body

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: via late Latin from Greek embolismos , from emballein insert.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.