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Embolism

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(1):

(n.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.

(2):

(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.

(3):

(n.) Intercalated time.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Embolism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/embolism.html. 1828.
 
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