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embolize

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embolize, embolise [ˈɛmbəˌlaɪz]
vb
(Medicine / Pathology) (tr) to cause embolism in (a blood vessel)
embolization , embolisation n


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Myxomas located in the left cardiac cavities embolize into circulation and pass into cerebral, renal, femoral, coronary and visceral organ arteries producing symptoms of infarction and ischemic findings.
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