| Bolus | n.; pl. Boluses [ L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G. &unr_; lump of earth. See Bole, n., clay. ] A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Discobolus | ‖n.; pl. Discoboli [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a discu + &unr_; to throw. ] (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embolus | n.; pl. Emboli [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; pointed so as to be put or thrust in, fr. &unr_; to throw, thrust, or put in. See Emblem. ] 1. Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Med.) A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic organism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Obolus | ‖n.;pl. Oboli [ L., fr. Gr. (&unr_;) ] (Gr.Antiq.) (a) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value. (b) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm. [ 1913 Webster ] |
