embolic

adjective em·bol·ic \em-ˈbä-lik, im-\

Definition of EMBOLIC

: of or relating to an embolus or embolism

1866

Medical Dictionary

adjective em·bol·ic \em-ˈbäl-ik, im-\

: of or relating to an embolus or embolism <embolic occlusion of a middle cerebral artery with cholesterol material—D. R. Gress & J. H. Eichhorn>

: of, relating to, or produced by emboly

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