Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Embolización arterial
Arterial embolization (ar-TEER-ee-ul EM-boh-lih-ZAY-zhun)
The blocking of an artery by a clot of foreign material. This can be done as treatment to block the flow of blood to a tumor.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.