different between embolic vs ecbolic

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?l?k

Adjective

embolic (comparative more embolic, superlative most embolic)

1. (pathology) Of or relating to an embolus or an embolism.

Derived terms

• radioembolic

Catalan

Etymology

From embolicar, attested from 1653.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?m.bu?lik/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /em.bo?lik/

Noun

embolic m (plural embolics)

1. mess
2. confusion

Related terms

• embolcar
• embolcall

References

Further reading

• “embolic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “embolic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “embolic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

English

Adjective

ecbolic (comparative more ecbolic, superlative most ecbolic)

1. (medicine) Producing abortion of a fetus or accelerating childbirth, oxytocic.

Noun

ecbolic (plural ecbolics)

1. (medicine) An agent that produces abortion of a fetus or hastens delivery of the same.