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Embolada
Embolada is an improvised sung-poetry genre of northeastern Brazil, performed by duos of emboladores who trade comic challenge verses over pandeiro accompaniment, popularized nationally in the 1950s by Jackson do Pandeiro.
Embolectomy
Embolectomy is the removal of an embolus, a blood clot that formed in one vessel and lodged elsewhere, done by open surgery, balloon catheter, or aspiration.
Embolic Protection Devices
Embolic protection devices capture or deflect dislodged debris during angioplasty, stenting, and TAVR. Three classes: distal occlusion balloons, distal filters, proximal occlusion. Class I indication in vein grafts; TAVR benefit unproven in RCTs.
Embolic stroke of undetermined source
Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS), a 2014-defined subset of cryptogenic ischemic stroke: non-lacunar, embolic-appearing, no atrial fibrillation, no ≥50% stenosis, no cardioembolic source after workup; anticoagulation trials failed.
Embolism
Embolism: sudden vessel blockage by a detached mass (embolus), a term coined by Virchow. Most common form is pulmonary embolism from deep vein thrombosis; other types include fat, air, tumor, and amniotic fluid emboli.
Embolization
Embolization (embolotherapy): minimally invasive transcatheter occlusion of blood vessels using particles, liquids, coils, or gels to stop bleeding, starve tumors, or treat AVMs and aneurysms.
Embolotherium
Embolotherium (battering ram beast) is an extinct late Eocene Mongolian brontothere, named by Osborn in 1929, with a single ram-like nasal-frontal bony process that likely supported a hugely enlarged nose, possibly for loud vocalizations.
Embolus
Embolus: material (usually a thrombus fragment, also fat, air, tumor, amniotic fluid, septic matter) traveling in blood and blocking a vessel; Virchow coined the term in the 1850s; pulmonary embolism is the most common form.
Emborcação hydroelectric plant
The Emborcação hydroelectric plant, officially Usina Hidrelétrica Theodomiro Carneiro Santiago, is a 1,192 MW dam on the Paranaíba River in Minas Gerais, Brazil, operated by Cemig since 1982.
Embossing (paper)
Embossing is a paper finishing process in which a sheet is pressed between matched metal dies to raise a design above the surface, used for decoration, document authentication, and tactile reading for blind readers.
Embouchure
Embouchure: the use of lips, facial muscles, jaw, teeth, and tongue to produce and control sound on brass and wind instruments; from French emboucher. Covers instrument-specific technique, clinical assessment (CODE of Embouchure), and embouchure dystonia.
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) is Ciro Guerra's 2015 black-and-white Colombian Amazon drama about shaman Karamakate guiding two explorers, 1909 and 1940, seeking the yakruna plant; first Colombian Oscar-nominated feature, Cannes Directors' Fortnight winner.
EMBRACE trial (NCT07628686)
EMBRACE (NCT07628686), "From Vulnerable to Empowered", is a randomized, investigator-blinded Portuguese prevention trial of a multicomponent program against age-related decline, running June 2026 to May 2029, distinct from other EMBRACE-named trials.
Embrace, extend, and extinguish
"Embrace, extend, and extinguish" is a Microsoft strategy from the 1990s: adopt an open standard, add proprietary extensions, then use the incompatibility to displace rivals.
Embrace, extend, extinguish
Embrace, extend, extinguish is a competitive strategy attributed to Microsoft: adopt a standard, extend it with proprietary features, and lock in customers, a phrase known since the late 1990s antitrust litigation.
Embracer Group
Embracer Group AB, formerly THQ Nordic, is a Swedish games and entertainment holding company based in Karlstad. It made 160+ acquisitions (Gearbox, Asmodee, Eidos, Dark Horse), then collapsed after a $2B Savvy deal failed and split into Asmodee, Coffee Stain, and Fellowship Entertainment.
Embraer
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica) is a Brazilian aerospace company founded in 1969 and headquartered in São José dos Campos, the world's leading maker of commercial jets with up to 150 seats.
Embraer C-390 Millennium
The Embraer C-390 Millennium is a Brazilian twin-engine jet military transport and refueling aircraft, first flown in 2015 and ordered by more than a dozen countries.
Embraer E-Jet E2 family
The Embraer E-Jet E2 family, also known as the Embraer E2, is a Brazilian series of narrow-body regional jets, the E175-E2, E190-E2, and E195-E2, seating 80 to 146 passengers, with entry into service in 2018.
Embraer E-Jet family
The Embraer E-Jet family, also known as the E-jets, is a series of twin-engine regional jets built by Brazil's Embraer, spanning the E170 through E195 and the re-engined E2 generation since 2004.
Embraer E175
The Embraer E175 is a Brazilian regional jet seating 70 to 90 passengers, first flown in 2003; it became the best-selling model of the E-Jet family.
Embraer E190-E2
The Embraer E190-E2 is a single-aisle jet built by Brazil's Embraer as the first E-Jet E2 variant, seating up to 114 and entering service with Norway's Widerøe in 2018.
Embraer E195-E2
The Embraer E195-E2 is the largest member of the E-Jet E2 family, a Brazilian single-aisle regional jet seating up to 146 passengers and entering service in 2019 with Azul.
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, served as the C-95 by the Brazilian Air Force, is a Brazilian twin-turboprop regional airliner and the first aircraft produced by Embraer.
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, also known as the Embraer Brasilia, is a Brazilian twin-turboprop regional airliner seating 30 passengers, built from the mid-1980s through the 1990s.
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano
The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano, known in Brazil as the T-27 Tucano, is a Brazilian turboprop military trainer designed in 1978 and in service from 1983, exported widely.
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, designated A-29, is a Brazilian turboprop light attack and advanced training aircraft first delivered to the Brazilian Air Force in 2003.
Embraer ERJ family
The Embraer ERJ family (Embraer Regional Jet) is a series of Brazilian regional jets seating 37 to 50 passengers, with the ERJ145 first flying in 1995.
Embraer Legacy 450/500
The Embraer Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are twin-engine Brazilian midsize business jets, the first in their categories with full fly-by-wire controls, discontinued in 2020.
Embraer Legacy 600
The Embraer Legacy 600 is a large-cabin business jet Embraer built as the EMB-135BJ, a corporate conversion of its ERJ-135 regional airliner, entering service in 2002.