EMBOLIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to an embolism or embolus

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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)

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