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embolic

American  
[em-bol-ik] / ɛmˈbɒl ɪk /

adjective

  1. Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.

  2. Embryology. of, relating to, or resulting from emboly.


embolic British  
/ ɛmˈbɒlɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an embolus or embolism

  2. embryol of, relating to, or resulting from invagination

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of embolic

First recorded in 1865–70; embol(us) + -ic


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But Fahd's health has deteriorated ever since he suffered an embolic stroke last November, and a tug-of-war is already ongoing at the highest levels of the government.

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He was brought in right after his first embolic stroke at work.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

The embolic softenings of the brain are likewise represented in after years by losses of substance.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Less commonly are found hemorrhagic infarctions, or small embolic patches advanced to various stages of disintegration, even to the formation of small puriform collections.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

While the occurrence of purely periosteal suppuration is regarded as possible, we are of opinion that the embolic form of staphylococcal osteomyelitis always originates in the marrow.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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