embolism
noun
em·bo·lism
ˈem-bə-ˌli-zəm 
plural embolisms
1
: the insertion of one or more days in a calendar : intercalation
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In the show, the family patriarch suffers a severe brain hemorrhage/stroke while on a helicopter and seasons later dies in mid-air from a pulmonary embolism.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Their son Finley, a 6-foot-4 varsity football player at Denmark High School, died in October 2024 after suffering a pulmonary embolism.
—Joshua Cole, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The National Blood Clot Alliance said Walker had a pulmonary embolism and doctors told him a hit in the wrong spot on his body could have been fatal.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Kasdan gives viewers an intimate look at the witty Short, 76, through home footage shot by the star and interviews with early collaborators Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara, who died in January of a pulmonary embolism, following a rectal cancer diagnosis.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Their son Finley, a 6-foot-4 varsity football player at Denmark High School, died in October 2024 after suffering a pulmonary embolism.
—Joshua Cole, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The National Blood Clot Alliance said Walker had a pulmonary embolism and doctors told him a hit in the wrong spot on his body could have been fatal.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Kasdan gives viewers an intimate look at the witty Short, 76, through home footage shot by the star and interviews with early collaborators Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara, who died in January of a pulmonary embolism, following a rectal cancer diagnosis.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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“Embolism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embolism. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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embolism
noun
em·bo·lism
ˈem-bə-ˌliz-əm
1
: the sudden blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus
2
: embolus
Medical Definition
embolism
noun
em·bo·lism
ˈem-bə-ˌliz-əm
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