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Meaning Of Embolism
n.
Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years,
in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a
lunar month in the Greek year.
n.
Intercalated time.
n.
The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism
in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.