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Word: embolus (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • pathology An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the blood stream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
  • zoology The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.

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