embolization

embolization
noun Date: 1942 the process or state in which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by the lodgment of a material mass (as an embolus)

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  • embolization — /em beuh leuh zay sheuhn/, n. obstruction of a blood vessel or organ by an embolus. [1945 50; EMBOL(US) + IZATION] * * * …   Universalium

  • embolization — noun A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli …   Wiktionary

  • embolization — or embolisation ˌɛmbəlʌɪ zeɪʃ(ə)n noun Medicine the formation of an embolus …   English new terms dictionary

  • embolization — em·bo·li·za·tion …   English syllables

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