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emboly

American  
[em-buh-lee] / ˈɛm bə li /

noun

Embryology.

PLURAL

embolies

  1. the pushing or growth of one part into another, as in the formation of certain gastrulas.

emboly British  
/ ˈɛmbəlɪ /

noun

  1. another name for invagination

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Etymology

Origin of emboly

1875–80; < Greek embolḗ a putting into place, akin to embállein to throw in

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