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Embolism   /ˈɛmboʊlˌɪzəm/   Listen
Embolism

noun
1.
An insertion into a calendar.  Synonym: intercalation.
2.
Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle).



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"Embolism" Quotes from Famous Books



... diphtheria. 2. Functional paralysis as in hysteria. 3. Peripheral paralysis from neuritis. 4. Central paralysis, usually of bulbar origin. Embolism or thrombosis of the posterior cerebral artery is a reported cause in two cases. Lues is always to be excluded as the fundamental factor in the groups 3 and 4. Esophageal paralysis is ...
— Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy - A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery • Chevalier Jackson


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