EMBOLISM

n. E2m'bo2l-i2z'm. Gr., e/u/3oAi<rj<x<fe (from M/3oAAeiv, to throw in). Lat., embolism us, emboli a. Fr., embolisme, embolie. Ger., Embolism us, Embolie. It., embolismo, emboli a. Sp., emboli a. 1. Anciently, a forcing in, an inserting, as of a dislocated bone into its socket. [L, 94.] 2. Intercalation. [A, 387.] 3. As now used, the condition in which a blood-ve el is wholly or partially occluded by a plug (embolus), including the consequences of such occlusion. [D, 3, 25.] Air-e. Fr., embolie aerienne. Ger., Luftembolie. The obstruction to the circulation, often resulting in sudden death, caused by the entrance of bubbles of air into a blood ve el. [L, 88 (a, 14).] Apoplectoid cerebral e. E. of the brain followed by a zone of inflammation about the embolus and by symptoms resembling those of apoplexy. [Von Ziem en (o, 17).] Arterial e. Fr., embolie arterielle. Ger.,Schlagaderembolie. E. of an artery. [L, 88 (a, 14).] Capillary e. Fr., embolie capillaire. Ger., Capillarembolie. E. of the capillaries only or of the capillaries and the smallest arteries. [D, 3.] Cardiac e. Fr., embolie cardia que. Ger., Herzembolie. 1. E. due to an embolus (generally a fibrinous concretion) carried from the heart into an artery. [D, U2, blue; U3, lull; U4, full; Us, urn; U, like u (German). [s. 685]