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embolisation

embolisation is the alternative spelling of embolization.

Meaning of embolization

Noun

embolization (countable and uncountable, plural embolizations)

  1. A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.

Forms of embolisation

pluralembolisations

Words formed from embolisation

Questions about embolisation

What is embolisation the alternative spelling of?
Embolisation is the alternative spelling of embolization.

Words near embolisation in the dictionary

  1. embolies
  2. emboliform
  3. emboliform nuclei
  4. emboliform nucleus
  5. emboligenic
  6. embolisation
  7. embolisations
  8. embolise
  9. embolised
  10. embolises
  11. embolising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: embolisation (page history and authors); embolization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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