thrombectomy
[ throm-bek-tuh-mee ]
noun,plural throm·bec·to·mies.
surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
Origin of thrombectomy
1Probably earlier than 1960–65; thromb(us) + -ectomy
Words Nearby thrombectomy
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