Embolism (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.
  2. intercalation, as of a day in a year.
  3. a period of time intercalated.
  4. (in a Eucharistic service) the prayer following the final petitions of the Lord's Prayer.
noun
  1. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus
  2. the blocking of a xylem vessel by an air bubble
  3. the insertion of one or more days into a calendar, esp the Jewish calendar; intercalation
  4. a prayer inserted in the canon of the Mass between the Lord's Prayer and the breaking of the bread
  5. another name (not in technical use) for embolus
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