embolic

1. 1.

   of or relating to an embolism or embolus

Questions about embolic

What does embolic mean?

embolic means "of or relating to an embolism or embolus".

How many syllables are in embolic?

embolic has 3 syllables and divides as em-bo-lic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is embolic a common word?

embolic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.