embolism

embolism
[ʹembəlız(ə)m] n
1. мед. эмболия, закупорка кровеносного сосуда (эмболом)
2. вставка дня или дней для уравнения летосчислительных периодов (напр., 29 февраля)

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  • Embolism — • An insertion, addition, interpretation. The word has two specific uses in the language of the Church; in the prayer and in the calendar Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Embolism     Embolism …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Embolism — Em bo*lism, n. [L. embolismus, from Gr. ? to throw or put in, insert; cf. ? intercalated: cf. F. embolisme. See {Emblem}.] 1. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • embolism — late 14c., intercalation of days into a calendar, from O.Fr. embolisme, from L.L. embolismus insertion of days in a calendar to correct errors, from Gk. embolimos, embolme insertion, or embolos a plug, wedge (see EMBOLUS (Cf. embolus)). Medical… …   Etymology dictionary

  • embolism — ► NOUN Medicine ▪ obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble. ORIGIN Greek embolismos, from emballein insert …   English terms dictionary

  • embolism — [em′bə liz΄əm] n. [ME embolisme < LL embolismus < Gr embolismos, intercalary < embolos: see EMBOLUS] 1. the intercalation of a day, month, etc. into a calendar, as in leap year 2. the time intercalated 3. Med. a) the obstruction of a… …   English World dictionary

  • Embolism — For other uses, see Embolism (disambiguation). Not to be confused with aneurysm. Embolism Classification and external resources ICD 10 I74, I82, O …   Wikipedia

  • Embolism — The obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance or a blood clot blocking the vessel. Something travels through the bloodstream, lodges in a vessel and plugs it. Foreign substances that can cause embolism include an air bubble, amniotic… …   Medical dictionary

  • embolism — n. the condition in which an embolus becomes lodged in an artery and obstructs its blood flow. The most common form of embolism is pulmonary embolism, in which a blood clot is carried in the circulation to lodge in the pulmonary artery. An… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • embolism — embolismic, adj. /em beuh liz euhm/, n. 1. Pathol. the occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. 2. intercalation, as of a day in a year. 3. a period of time intercalated. 4. (in a Eucharistic service) the prayer following the final petitions of …   Universalium

  • embolism — gas bubble disease (supersaturated gases (>115 125%) in water entering the the body fluids of fish causing bubbles, an embolism. Often seen in gills, eyes, skin and yolk sacs where membranes are the most gas permeable. Fish often swim upside down …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • embolism — n. a coronary embolism * * * [ embəlɪz(ə)m] a coronary embolism …   Combinatory dictionary


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