embolization

[ em-buh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

1. obstruction of a blood vessel or organ by an embolus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of embolization¹

First recorded in 1945–50; embol(us) + -ization

Example Sentences

Neff’s spleen ruptured and she nearly had it removed, but surgeons used a special procedure called embolization to save it.

From Seattle Times

He proposed an embolization, a procedure that involves placing coils in ovarian veins to prevent blood from pooling.

From Washington Post

She spent a week at Walter Reed military hospital in May 2018 after undergoing an embolization procedure to treat what her office said was a benign kidney condition.

From Washington Times

She spent a week at Walter Reed military hospital in May 2018 after undergoing an embolization procedure to treat what her office said was a benign kidney condition.

From Seattle Times

White House doctors have also refused to provide a full accounting of why the first lady, Melania Trump, visited Walter Reed in 2018 for what they described as a routine embolization procedure “to treat a benign kidney condition.”

From New York Times