embolization
noun
em·bo·li·za·tion
ËŒem-bÉ™-lÉ™-ˈzÄ-shÉ™n 
: the process or state in which a blood vessel or organ is obstructed by the lodgment of a material mass (such as an embolus)
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But there are also some less intensive procedures (like embolization, which blocks the blood vessels that feed the fibroids; and endometrial ablation, which uses electricity to remove the uterine lining) as well as hormonal medications that may not eliminate fibroids but can lessen the symptoms.
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Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s no exact cure outside of medication to shrink uterine fibroids and surgeries, which include a myomectomy (removal of fibroids while preserving the uterus), hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), and uterine artery embolization (UAE).
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 July 2025
Other nonsurgical procedures are available, including varicocele embolization and hydrocele aspiration with sclerotherapy.
—Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Doctors recommended drilling burr holes into the skull to relieve pressure, and middle meningeal artery embolization, which blocks blood flow to the area, the suit states.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2024
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Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s no exact cure outside of medication to shrink uterine fibroids and surgeries, which include a myomectomy (removal of fibroids while preserving the uterus), hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), and uterine artery embolization (UAE).
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 July 2025
Other nonsurgical procedures are available, including varicocele embolization and hydrocele aspiration with sclerotherapy.
—Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Doctors recommended drilling burr holes into the skull to relieve pressure, and middle meningeal artery embolization, which blocks blood flow to the area, the suit states.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Embolization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embolization. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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embolization
noun
em·bo·li·za·tion
variants
or British embolisation
1
: 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 embolization
embolization of a thrombus
2
: 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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