Medical Term:
embolization
Pronunciation: em′bol-i-zā′shŭn
Definition:
- The formation and release of an embolus into the circulation.
- Therapeutic introduction of various substances into the circulation to occlude vessels, either to arrest or prevent hemorrhaging, to devitalize a structure, tumor, or organ by occluding its blood supply, or to reduce blood flow to an arteriovenous malformation.
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
