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Definitions: Embolism |
EmbolismNoun1. An insertion into a calendar. 2. Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "embolism" was first used: sometime in the mid-14th century. (references) |
Etymology: Embolism \Em"bo*lism\, noun. [Latin expression embolismus, from the Greek expression to throw or put in, insert; compare to intercalated: compare to the French expression embolisme. See Emblem.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | Large amounts of air in the blood stream which, reaching the heart, cause it to fail; small amounts are resorbed and cause no symptoms. (references) |
Health | Blocking of a blood vessel by a blood clot or foreign matter that has been transported from a distant site by the blood stream. (references) |
Medicine | The sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | The blocking of an artery; it can be in a major artery, e. g. femoral embolism, or in smaller organ arteries, e. g. pulmonary embolism; the blockage can be due to a blood clot, (the most common), gas(bubble), or fat globule. Fat embolism is a real risk in major fractures. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: EmbolismSynonym: intercalation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Hindrance | Noun: prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage; embolus, embolism; infarct; interruption, interception, interclusion; hindrance, impedition; retardment, retardation; embarrassment, oppilation; coarctation, stricture, restriction; restraint; inhibition; blockade; (closure). |
Interposition | Insertion; dovetailing; embolism. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Embolism |
| English words defined with "embolism": air embolism ♦ embolic, Embolismal, Embolismical ♦ fat embolism ♦ gas embolism ♦ ischaemia, ischemia ♦ pulmonary embolism ♦ streptokinase. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "embolism": Embolism, Air, Embolism, Amniotic Fluid, Embolism, Fat ♦ Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight ♦ Intracranial Arteriosclerosis, Intracranial Embolism, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis ♦ Renal Artery Obstruction. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "embolism": Embolic. (references) |
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Screenplays | Embolism in a pool, what an embarrassing way to die. (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith) | |
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Health | Death is generally caused by pneumonia or other complications of severe debility, such as sepsis or pulmonary embolism. (references) | |
Oxygen toxicity, pulmonary embolism (closure of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by a blood clot or a fat globule), cardiovascular problems, barotrauma (injury to the lung tissue from excessive ventilatory pressure), pneumothorax (air in the pleural space), and gastrointestinal bleeding are some of the complications of treatment. (references) | ||
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| "Embolism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Embolism" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 21 | 76,261 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "embolism": air embolism ♦ Embolism and Thrombosis ♦ fat embolism ♦ gas embolism ♦ Intracranial Embolism ♦ Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis ♦ Pulmonary embolism. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "embolism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | emboli, bllokim ene gjaku. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الزمن المضاف, إنسداد وعاء دموي, إضافة الأيام و الشهور. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | емболия. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "塞. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | embolie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | embolisme, emboli. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | embolie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | انسدادجریان خون(طب), بستگی راه رگ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | embolia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | embolie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Embolie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εμβολισμόσ, εμβολή. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | סחיף. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | embólia, érdugulás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | embolia (niggles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 塞 "症 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | そくせ"しょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 색 증. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | embolaght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | embolismay encorajar (abet, assure, boost, brave, encourage, flush, incite, inspirit, invite, nerve, rouse, spirit, stimulate, stir up, sustain, uphold), embolismo, embolia (embonpoint). (various references) embolie. (various references) эмболия. (various references) embolija. (various references) embolia (clot). (various references) emboli. (various references) damar tıkanıklığı (infarction), amboli. (various references) емболія. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | embolimos, embolme. (various references) |
| Late Latin | 300-700 | embolismus. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "embolism": embolismic, embolisms. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "embolism": aeroembolism, thromboembolism. (additional references) | |
Words containing "embolism": aeroembolisms, thromboembolisms. (additional references) | |
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"Embolism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: embalism, embolim. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "embolism" (pronounced e"mbōli'zum) |
| 5 | -l i' z u m | alcoholism, bilingualism, botulism, cannibalism, capitalism, centralism, colonialism, commercialism, dualism, emotionalism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, evangelism, factionalism, fatalism, federalism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, gradualism, idealism, imperialism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, journalism, legalism, liberalism, materialism, mercantilism, metabolism, minimalism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, nationalism, naturalism, neutralism, nihilism, parallelism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, pluralism, populism, professionalism, provincialism, racialism, radicalism, realism, sensationalism, socialism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, territorialism, vandalism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bolshevism, boosterism, catechism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, deism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, empiricism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, fanaticism, fascism, favoritism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, illusionism, impressionism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, leftism, lesbianism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, mechanism, mesmerism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, mysticism, narcissism, nativism, negativism, nepotism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parkinsonism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, polymorphism, polytheism, positivism, pragmatism, protectionism, puritanism, racism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, statism, stoicism, synergism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-i-l-m-m-o-s" | |
-1 letter: mobiles, obelism. | |
-2 letters: biomes, emboli, limbos, mimeos, mobile, molies. | |
-3 letters: besom, biles, biome, boils, boles, limbo, limbs, limes, limos, lobes, memos, miles, milos, mimeo, mimes, moils, moles, momes, obeli, slime, smile, solei. | |
-4 letters: bels, bile, bios, bise, boil, bole, elms, isle, leis, libs, lies, limb, lime, limo, lobe, lobs, lose, mels, memo, mems, mibs, mile, milo, mils, mime, mise, miso, mobs, moil, mole, mols, mome, momi, moms, obes, obis, oils, oles, semi, silo, slim, slob, sloe, soil, sole, soli, some. | |
-5 letters: bel, bio, bis, bos, elm, els, ems, ism, lei, lib, lie, lis, lob, mel, mem, mib, mil, mim, mis, mob, mol, mom, mos, obe, obi, oes, oil, ole, oms, ose, sei, sel, sib, sim, sob, sol, som. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-i-l-m-m-o-s" | |
+1 letter: embolisms. | |
+2 letters: embolismic, immovables, metabolism. | |
+3 letters: immobilizes, metabolisms, pimpmobiles. | |
+4 letters: aeroembolism, embroilments, immobilities, immobilizers. | |
+5 letters: aeroembolisms, embolectomies, immovableness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6D 62 6F 6C 69 73 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -- -... --- .-.. .. ... -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101101 01100010 01101111 01101100 01101001 01110011 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E m b o l i s m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006D 0062 006F 006C 0069 0073 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3979688178758579 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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