embolus
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embolus
- /ˈɛmbələs/
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The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow From Latin embolus (“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”).
noun emboli · emboluses
- 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.
- 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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Talk about this word "embolus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embolus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embolus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embolus "embolus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embolus.Cite this
@misc{embolus_2026,
title = {embolus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/embolus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
