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EMBOLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to an embolism or embolus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
embolism (occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle))
embolus (an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood)
Derivation:
embolism (occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle))
embolus (an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood)