embolize

verb

em·​bo·​lize

variants or British embolise

ˈem-bə-ˌlīz 

embolized or British embolised; embolizing or British embolising

transitive verb

of an embolus : to lodge in and obstruct (as a blood vessel or organ)

intransitive verb

: to break up into emboli or become an embolus

bone marrow fragments embolized and were swept to the lung from the site of the fracture