em·bo·lism /ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm/
加閏日,閏,栓塞
em·bo·lism /ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm/ 名詞
陷入,栓塞
Em·bo·lism n.
1. 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.
2. Intercalated time.
3. Med. The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.
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embolism
n 1: an insertion into a calendar [syn: intercalation]
2: occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or
air bubble or other particle)