embolization

English

Alternative forms

• embolisation

Noun

embolization (countable and uncountable, plural embolizations)

1. (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.

Derived terms

• angioembolization
• arterioembolization
• chemoembolization
• immunoembolization
• macroembolization
• microembolization
• postembolization
• radioembolization
• thermoembolization

 

Related terms

• embolize

Translations

minimally invasive procedure

• French: embolisation (fr) f
• Italian: embolizzazione (it) f
• Spanish: embolización f