1. A medical procedure in which a blood vessel or abnormal blood flow is blocked, typically using a catheter to deliver a blocking agent such as a coil, foam, or particle.
Usage: medical/clinical term; British spelling; American English variant is 'embolization'

Examples

• The surgeon recommended embolisation to stop the bleeding from the abnormal blood vessel.
• Embolisation is often used to treat aneurysms without open surgery.
• The interventional radiologist performed a successful embolisation procedure.
• Uterine artery embolisation is a minimally invasive treatment for fibroids.
• After the embolisation, blood flow to the tumor was significantly reduced.