émbolo

See also: embolo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin embolus, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈembolo/, [ˈẽmbolo]

Noun

émbolo m (plural émbolos)

piston
Synonym: pistón
(pathology) embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism)

Related terms

embolia

Further reading

“émbolo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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