Word Meaning

Meaning of "embolism" and the crossword clue

- Clot in a blood vessel
- Obstruction of artery
- Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year.
- Intercalated time.
- The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.