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EMBOLISM
Definition of EMBOLISM
noun
An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
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Where it comes from
The term was coined in 1848 by Rudolf Virchow. From Old French embolisme (“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”), from Late Latin embolismus, from Ancient Greek ἐμβολισμός (embolismós, “intercalary”), from ἐμβάλλω (embállō, “to insert, throw in”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Old French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EMBOLISM · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EMBOLISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 153, 20 October 2026.
Built from these letters
EMBOLISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read BEILMMOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start EMBOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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