Etymology · Ancient Greek
ἔμβολος
5 English words descend from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος, most common first.
- embolusAn obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
- embolaliaAutomatic speech; verbalization that occurs without conscious effort by the individual, such as repetitions and filler words.
- emboliteA mineral consisting of silver chloride and silver bromide; a variety of bromian chlorargyrite.
- embolosAn arcade or porticoed street in Constantinople.
- pleurembolicCapable of being withdrawn by a backward movement of the parts from which it protrudes so that it becomes engulfed.