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Noun: embolisation
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: embolization)
  1. The formation of an embolus (blood vessel obstruction), esp. intentionally as part of a nonsurgical procedure
    "The doctor performed embolisation to stop the internal bleeding";
    - embolization

Derived forms: embolisations

Encyclopedia: Embolisation