Noun embolism has 2 senses
  1. embolism, intercalation - an insertion into a calendar
    --1 is a kind of time interval, interval
    --1 is a part of calendar
  2. embolism - occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
    --2 is a kind of
    occlusion
    --2 has part: embolus
    --2 has particulars:
     air embolism, aeroembolism, gas embolism; fat embolism; pulmonary embolism
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