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Antonyms for embolism

Grammar : Noun
Spell : em-buh-liz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm bəˌlɪz əm

Definition of embolism

Origin :
  • late 14c., "intercalation of days into a calendar," from Old French embolisme, from Late Latin embolismus "insertion of days in a calendar to correct errors," from Greek embolimos, embolme "insertion," or embolos "a plug, wedge" (see embolus). Medical sense of "obstruction of a blood vessel" is first recorded in English 1855.
  • As in blood clot : noun mass of thickened blood
  • As in clot : noun blockage, mass of coagulation
  • As in coagulation : noun clotting
Example sentences :
  • Hemiplegia is usually the result of a cerebral hemorrhage or embolism.
  • Extract from : « Philosophy of Osteopathy » by Andrew T. Still
  • My own physician, Doctor Chesnard, has just been here and suggests that it is an embolism.
  • Extract from : « Two banks of the Seine » by Fernand Vandrem
  • In advanced sclerosis there may be one or more of a series of accidents due to embolism, thrombosis, or rupture of the vessels.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • Thrombosis is favored, and where atheromatous ulcers are formed, embolism is to be feared.
  • Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
  • It is often due to embolism of infective material, gangrenous matter, etc.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • It may also mean that embolism has taken place, and the pulmonary artery is blocked, withholding blood from the lungs.
  • Extract from : « The Grey Room » by Eden Phillpotts
  • We must note in this connection the tendency to embolism that exists in this disease.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • Death in such circumstances is usually attributed to embolism of the pulmonary artery.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various
  • It also predisposes to embolism and thrombosis, Insanity due to Arterial Degeneration.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5 » by Various
  • Embolism plays an important part in determining one form of gangrene, as has already been described.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Surgery » by Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Synonyms for embolism

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