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Embolic

Em-bol′ic

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] to throw in. See
Embolism
.]
1.
Embolismic.
2.
(Med.)
Pertaining to an embolism; produced by an embolism;
as, an
embolic
abscess
.
3.
(Biol.)
Pushing or growing in; – said of a kind of invagination. See under
Invagination
.

Definition 2024


embolic

embolic

English

Adjective

embolic (comparative more embolic, superlative most embolic)

  1. (pathology) Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism.
  2. Pertaining to emboly.

Catalan

Etymology

From embolicar.

Noun

embolic m (plural embolics)

  1. mess
  2. confusion

Derived terms

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