| 释义 |
em·bo·lism
\ˈembəˌlizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English embolisme, from Medieval Latin embolismus, from embolismus intercalary, from Late Latin, modification of Greek embolimos, from embolos stopper, from emballein to throw in, put in, insert — more at emblem
1. : intercalation 1
2. : a liturgical expansion of the last two petitions of the Lord's Prayer that is found in many Eastern and Western liturgies with the exception of the Byzantine and Ethiopic
3. [New Latin embolismus, from Medieval Latin]
a. : the sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus
b. : embolus — not used technically |