Medical Dictionary

embolotherapy

noun em·bo·lo·ther·a·py \-ˈther-ə-pē\
plural em·bo·lo·ther·a·pies

Medical Definition of EMBOLOTHERAPY

:  the intentional blockage of an artery with an object (as a balloon inserted by a catheter) to control or prevent hemorrhaging

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