embolism

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

embolus

intercalation

thrombus

sudden blocking of an artery

grume

thrombosis

blood clot

Translations

embolie

Embolie

embolia

embolia

embolia

embolie

embòlia

إنصمام

intercalation

embolisme

embolismo

émbolo

embolismo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/

Etymology

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”).