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embolic


em·bol·ic

adj \em-ˈbä-lik, im-\

Definition of EMBOLIC

: of or relating to an embolus or embolism

First Known Use of EMBOLIC

1866

Rhymes with EMBOLIC

Aeolic, Argolic, bucolic, carbolic, Mongolic, symbolic, systolic

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