Definition of "embolic" [em•bol•ic]

• Pathology Of, relating to, or caused by an embolus or an embolism. (adjective)
• Embryology Of or relating to emboly. (adjective)

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• "NMT is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right-to-left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches."
• "Have another embolic stroke mid-pamper-crap why don't you."
• "Macrovascular diseases include heart attacks, cerebrovascular accidents (embolic/ischemic strokes), end stage kidney disease (with renal artery disease), and blindness (through retinal artery disease)."