embolism
noun/ˈembəlɪzəm/
/ˈembəlɪzəm/
[countable, uncountable] (medical)- a condition in which a blood clot or air bubble blocks an artery in the bodyWord Originmid 19th cent.: via late Latin from Greek embolismos, from emballein ‘insert’.
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