Definition of "embolisms" [embolisms]

• Plural form of embolism. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "The Giants offensive lineman slept in the hospital instead, with pulmonary embolisms in both lungs."
• "More than 275,000 people in the USA are hospitalized yearly with deep vein clots or pulmonary embolisms, says the American Heart Association."
• "She inherited the same mutation that her father has, putting her at increased risk for embolisms."