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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἔμβολον“wedge, plug”
- English todayembolon
From Ancient Greek ἔμβολον (émbolon, “wedge, plug”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
embolon
Today it means: A blood clot or swelling, particularly one that blocks an artery; an embolus. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἔμβολον