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embolus definition

em·bo·lus (em′bə ləs)

noun pl. emboli -·li′ (-lī′)

any foreign matter, as a blood clot or air bubble, carried in the bloodstream and capable of causing an embolism

Etymology: ModL < Gr embolos, anything put in, wedge < emballein < en-, in + ballein, to throw: see ball

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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