embolus

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɛmbələs/

Definition of embolus

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
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noun

  1. An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
  2. The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.
    “Those spiders with a simple bulb insert most of this; those with a complex palp insert only the embolus, which in some species is very long […]”

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Etymology

The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”).

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