How do you pronounce embolism?

embolism is pronounced as /ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm/.

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embolism

🩸embolism (émbolismo)

noun

/ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm/

émbolismo (embolismo)

embolden emboss

Meaning

the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by a clot or other foreign matter

Traducción del significado

obstrucción repentina de un vaso sanguíneo por un coágulo u otra materia extraña

obstruccion repentina de un vaso sanguineo por un coagulo u otra materia extrana

Oraciones de ejemplo

The patient suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism.

El paciente sufrió un émbolismo pulmonar fatal.

El paciente sufrio un embolismo pulmonar fatal.

Synonyms

blockage, obstruction, clot, occlusion

Antonyms

flow, circulation

Colocaciones

pulmonary embolism, arterial embolism, embolism risk, embolism treatment

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