embolism
1. an insertion into a calendar • Syn: intercalation • Hypernyms: time interval, interval • Part Holonyms: calendar 2. occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) • Derivationally related forms: embolic • Hypernyms: occlusion • Hyponyms: air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism, fat embolism, pulmonary embolism • Part Meronyms: embolus
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