embolism
The origin and history of embolism.
Etymology
Coined in the medical sense in 1848 by physician Rudolf Virchow, from Greek embolismos, "something inserted" — the same root behind the calendar term for inserted days.
The origin and history of embolism.
Coined in the medical sense in 1848 by physician Rudolf Virchow, from Greek embolismos, "something inserted" — the same root behind the calendar term for inserted days.