Embolus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛmbələs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Embolus is a noun meaning (zoology) The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.
Meaning
(zoology) The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct.
More Meanings
- (pathology) An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
Example Sentences
Those spiders with a simple bulb insert most of this; those with a complex palp insert only the embolus, which in some species is very long […]
Word Forms
- emboli
- emboluses
Related Words
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