embolization
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of embolization
Example Sentences
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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 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
The medical examiner determined she died from complications of systemic embolization of silicone injections for cosmetic augmentation.
From Washington Times
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