embolism

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
2. The insertion or intercalation of days into the calendar in order to correct the error arising from the difference between the civil year and the solar year.
3. An intercalated prayer for deliverance from evil coming after the Lord's Prayer.
4. The variable body of a liturgical preface, between the protocol and eschatocol, typically stating the motive for worship on a given day.

Έννοιες

εμβολισμός

εμβολή

Συνώνυμα

embolus

intercalation

thrombus

sudden blocking of an artery

grume

thrombosis

blood clot

Μεταφράσεις

embolie

embolia

embolia

Embolie

embolia

embolie

embòlia

embolismo

embolisme

émbolo

intercalation

إنصمام

الجلطة

intercalación

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow. From Old French embolisme (“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”), from Late Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός (embolismós, “intercalary”), from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to insert, throw in”).