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émbolo

[ˈẽmbolo]

Rhymes with em.bo.lo

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Del latín embolus y este del griego ἔμβολος

noun émbolos

Pieza móvil dentro del cuerpo de una bomba, que al moverse alternativamente cambia la presión de un fluido, con el objetivo de desplazarlo, dilatarlo o comprimirlo.
Similar: pistón
Cuerpo ajeno al fluido circulatorio que produce una embolia.

In English

piston solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder
embolus an obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot

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"émbolo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%A9mbolo.

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@misc{e_mbolo_2026,
  title = {émbolo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/%C3%A9mbolo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}