thrombectomy
[ throm-bek-tuh-mee ]
/ θrɒmˈbɛk tə mi /
noun, plural throm·bec·to·mies.
surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
Origin of thrombectomy
probably earlier than 1960–65;
thromb(us) +
-ectomy
Words nearby thrombectomy
throckmorton,
throe,
throes,
thrombase,
thrombasthenia,
thrombectomy,
thrombin,
thrombo-,
thromboangiitis,
thromboangiitis obliterans,
thromboarteritis
Medical definitions for thrombectomy
thrombectomy
[ thrŏm-bĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Excision of a thrombus.