embolie

embolie f

1. embolism (an obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter)

• embolie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• embolie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Probably borrowed, e.g. from German Embolie or French embolie. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἔμβολον (émbolon).

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛm.boːˈli/

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• Hyphenation: em‧bo‧lie
• Rhymes: -i

embolie f (plural embolieën, diminutive embolietje n)

1. embolism (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus)

• longembolie
• luchtembolie
• trombo-embolie

• Afrikaans: embolie
• → Indonesian: emboli

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bɔ.li/

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embolie f (plural embolies)

1. embolism (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus)

• “embolie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

embolie f

1. plural of embolia

Borrowed from French embolie.

embolie f (plural embolii)

1. embolism