embolization
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noun \ˌem-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən\Definition of EMBOLIZATION
: the process or state in which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by the lodgment of a material mass (as an embolus)
First Known Use of EMBOLIZATION
1942
em·bo·li·za·tion
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EMBOLIZATION
: the process by which or state in which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by the lodgment of a material mass (as an embolus) <pulmonary embolization> <embolization of a thrombus>; also : an operation in which pellets are introduced into the circulatory system in order to induce embolization in specific abnormal blood vessels
Variants of EMBOLIZATION
em·bo·li·za·tion or British em·bo·li·sa·tion \ˌem-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ (audio pronunciation)
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