EMBOLISM
- the obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus [n EMBOLISMS] : EMBOLIC [adj]
- obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus [n -S]
- Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble
- The periodic intercalation of days or a month to correct the accumulating discrepancy between the calendar year and the solar year, as in a leap year