embolize

British  

/ ˈɛmbəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to cause embolism in (a blood vessel)

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Other Word Forms

• embolization noun

Example Sentences

“In general, you want to embolize it because you don’t want it to continue to get bigger and erode into the larger vessels of the kidney where it can cause significant bleeding,” he said.

From New York Times

“My list of benign conditions that you’d embolize is pretty short,” he said.

From New York Times

These are benign, but sometimes they can cause discomfort or even cause bleeding in a patient, so we often will embolize those.

From Seattle Times

It’s a benign condition, but it can cause bleeding in the urine, so we often embolize those.

From Seattle Times