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embolism

noun

  1. the intercalation of a day, month, etc. into a calendar, as in leap year
  2. the time intercalated
  3. Med.
    1. the obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus too large to pass through it
    2. loosely an embolus

See embolism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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