embolic

adjective

em·​bol·​ic em-ˈbä-lik  im- 

: of or relating to an embolus or embolism

Examples of embolic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Doctors would later diagnose him with an embolic stroke, and further tests revealed a mass near the top of his chest. — Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 15 Aug. 2019

This less-invasive surgery allows providers to close a finger-like appendage in the left atrium that is prone to producing blood clots, which can lead to embolic strokes. — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2024

Microscopic particles—known as embolic agents—are then introduced to block these tiny vessels. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

TIAs can be thrombotic or embolic, arising from clots formed in a brain artery diseased with atherosclerotic plaque, or from clots traveling to the brain from the heart or arteries upstream. — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015

Robertson faced a series of health challenges in recent years — including an embolic stroke in 2018 — that put his health in decline, according to an announcement by his legacy media empire, the Christian Broadcasting Network. — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for embolic

• bucolic
• carbolic
• glycolic
• hydraulic
• phenolic
• podzolic
• symbolic
• systolic
• alcoholic
• anabolic
• apostolic
• catabolic

Medical Definition

embolic

adjective

em·​bol·​ic em-ˈbäl-ik  im- 

1

: of or relating to an embolus or embolism

embolic occlusion of a middle cerebral artery with cholesterol material

—D. R. Gress & J. H. Eichhorn

2

: of, relating to, or produced by emboly