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Noun: embolism  'em-bu,li-zum
  1. An insertion into a calendar
    - intercalation
     
  2. Occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)

Derived forms: embolisms

Type of: interval, occlusion, time interval

Part of: calendar

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