1. A medical procedure in which a blood vessel is intentionally blocked by injecting a substance (such as a coil, foam, or particles) to stop bleeding or cut off blood supply to a tumor or abnormal tissue.
Usage: medical/clinical term; also spelled 'embolisation' in British English

Examples

• The surgeon recommended embolization to stop the patient's internal bleeding.
• Embolization is often used to treat uterine fibroids without requiring surgery.
• The interventional radiologist performed an embolization procedure to block the abnormal blood vessel.
• Hepatic artery embolization can help shrink liver tumors.
• After the embolization, the patient's symptoms improved significantly.