embolotherapy

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noun

The deliberate blocking of a blood vessel for therapeutic effect.

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Meanings

nounembolotherapy (plural embolotherapies)

plural embolotherapies

  1. medicineThe deliberate blocking of a blood vessel for therapeutic effect.

Origin

From embolo- + therapy.

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APA

embolotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embolotherapy

MLA

“embolotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embolotherapy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embolotherapy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embolotherapy.

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