embolism
noun
em·bo·lism
ˈem-bə-ˌli-zəm 
plural embolisms
1
: the insertion of one or more days in a calendar : intercalation
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Cox, Lori’s brother, died in December 2019 of what the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner said was a pulmonary embolism.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While the death of Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls, is an unsolved murder, rapper Heavy D died in 2011 from a pulmonary embolism after a long flight and foul play has never been suspected.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
In an interview with Fox 11 Los Angeles, her husband Matthew revealed that minutes after their first son was born via cesarean section, his wife went into cardiac arrest after suffering an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
An amniotic fluid embolism, or anaphylactic syndrome of pregnancy, is a rare, life-threatening complication that can occur after during delivery or shortly after.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
While the death of Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls, is an unsolved murder, rapper Heavy D died in 2011 from a pulmonary embolism after a long flight and foul play has never been suspected.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
In an interview with Fox 11 Los Angeles, her husband Matthew revealed that minutes after their first son was born via cesarean section, his wife went into cardiac arrest after suffering an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE).
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
An amniotic fluid embolism, or anaphylactic syndrome of pregnancy, is a rare, life-threatening complication that can occur after during delivery or shortly after.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Embolism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embolism. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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embolism
noun
em·bo·lism
ˈem-bə-ˌliz-əm
1
: the sudden blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus
2
: embolus
Medical Definition
embolism
noun
em·bo·lism
ˈem-bə-ˌliz-əm
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