thrombectomy

[throm-bek-tuh-mee]

throm·bec·to·my

[throm-bek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural throm·bec·to·mies.
surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.

Origin:
1960–65; thromb(us) + -ectomy
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thrombectomy throm·bec·to·my (thrŏm-běk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of a thrombus.

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