1. Plural of embolisation: the process of blocking a blood vessel or abnormal opening in the body using a catheter-delivered substance (such as a coil, foam, or particles) to stop bleeding or cut off blood supply to a tumor or malformation.
Usage: medical/clinical term; British English spelling (American English: embolizations)

Examples

• The interventional radiologist performed several embolisations to treat the patient's arteriovenous malformation.
• Multiple embolisations were required to control the bleeding from the gastric ulcer.
• Embolisations are commonly used in modern medicine to avoid open surgery.
• The hospital recorded a 15% increase in embolisations over the past year.
• Endovascular embolisations have become the standard treatment for certain types of aneurysms.