or Brit  em*bo*li*sa*tion  n :  the process by which or state in which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by the lodgment of a material mass (as an embolus) <pulmonary >  < of a thrombus>  : also  :  an operation in which pellets are introduced into the circulatory system in order to induce embolization in specific abnormal blood vessels .
 
 
 
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