émbolo

See also: embolo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin embolus, from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈembolo/ [ˈẽm.bo.lo]
• Rhymes: -embolo
• Syllabification: ém‧bo‧lo

Noun

émbolo m (plural émbolos)

1. piston

   Synonym: pistón

2. (pathology) embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism)

Derived terms

• cafetera de émbolo

 

Related terms

• embolia

 

Further reading

• “émbolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16