embolus
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/ˈɛmbələs/
Definition of embolus
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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
- 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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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”).
Words you can make from embolus
111 playable · top: BLUMES (10 pts)
Best play blumes 10 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
34 words- BUMS 8 pts
- MOBS 8 pts
- UMBO 8 pts
- BELS 6 pts
- BLUE 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- EMUS 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- LOBS 6 pts
- LUBE 6 pts
- LUMS 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MEOU 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- MOLS 6 pts
- MOUE 6 pts
- MULE 6 pts
- MUSE 6 pts
- MUSO 6 pts
- OBES 6 pts
- SLOB 6 pts
- SLUB 6 pts
- SLUM 6 pts
- SOME 6 pts
- SUMO 6 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- SLOE 4 pts
- SLUE 4 pts
- SOLE 4 pts
- SOUL 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- BUM 7 pts
- MOB 7 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BES 5 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- LOB 5 pts
- LUM 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MOL 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- MUS 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
- SOB 5 pts
- SOM 5 pts
- SUB 5 pts
- SUM 5 pts
- UMS 5 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
2-letter words
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