adjective
-
of or relating to an embolus or embolism
-
embryol of, relating to, or resulting from invagination
Etymology
Origin of embolic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was brought in right after his first embolic stroke at work.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
When the axillary artery is the seat of embolic impaction, and gangrene ensues, the process usually reaches the middle of the upper arm.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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 Thomson, Alexis
Fibrin readily deposits on this calcareous substance and may form a permanent capping, or may slowly disintegrate and allow fragments to fly off into the blood stream and cause more or less serious embolic obstruction.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
