embolization

noun em·bo·li·za·tion \ ˌem-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən \

|Updated on: 25 May 2018

Definition of embolization

: the process or state in which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by the lodgment of a material mass (such as an embolus)

Recent Examples of embolization from the Web

Trump spent five nights at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda after undergoing an embolization procedure Monday to treat a benign kidney condition.

— Washington Post, "The Health 202: States are targeting a key middleman in the drug-pricing chain," 21 May 2018
The first lady was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Monday for an embolization procedure to treat a kidney condition.

— kathryn watson, CBS News, "First lady Melania Trump returns to White House after hospital stay," 19 May 2018
The first lady underwent an embolization procedure Monday to treat a benign kidney condition.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "Melania Trump released from hospital, returns to White House after kidney procedure," 19 May 2018
The first lady underwent an embolization procedure Monday to treat a benign kidney condition.

— david nakamura, chicagotribune.com, "Melania Trump released from hospital, returns to White House in 'high spirits'," 19 May 2018
Two urologists who have no personal knowledge of Mrs. Trump’s condition said the most likely explanation for the embolization procedure is a type of noncancerous kidney tumor called an angiomyolipoma.

— darlene superville, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump pays return visit to hospitalized first lady," 15 May 2018
Trump, 48, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for an embolization procedure, according to a statement from her office.

— dartunorro clark /, NBC News, "Melania Trump hospitalized after undergoing procedure for 'benign kidney condition'," 14 May 2018
This morning, first lady Melania Trump underwent an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney condition.

— madeleine aggeler, The Cut, "Melania Trump Hospitalized Following Kidney Surgery," 14 May 2018
The embolization procedure was successful and was carried out without complications, the White House said.

— wsj staff, WSJ, "Melania Trump Undergoes Successful Kidney Procedure," 14 May 2018

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