Embolic \Em*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to throw in. See {Embolism}.] 1. Embolismic. 2. (Med.) Pertaining to an embolism; produced by an embolism; as, an embolic abscess. 3. (Biol.) Pushing or growing in; -- said of a kind of invagination. See under {Invagination}.
embolic adj : of or relating to an embolism or embolus