thrombectomy

thrombectomy
The excision of a thrombus. [thromb- + G. ektome, excision]

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throm·bec·to·my thrām-'bek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of a thrombus

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n.
a surgical procedure in which a blood clot (thrombus) is removed from an artery or vein (see endarterectomy, phlebothrombosis).

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throm·bec·to·my (throm-bekґtə-me) [thromb- + -ectomy] excision of a thrombus from a blood vessel.

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