embolism

معنی کلمه embolism

معنی واژه embolism

n. - 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.
n. - Intercalated time.
n. - The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.