thrombectomy

American  

[throm-bek-tuh-mee] / θrɒmˈbɛk tə mi /

noun

plural

thrombectomies

1. surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.

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Etymology

Origin of thrombectomy

Probably earlier than 1960–65; thromb(us) + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Last month, Boston Scientific agreed to a $15 billion deal to acquire thrombectomy company Penumbra in a bid to enter new, fast-growing segments within the vascular space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Boston Scientific has agreed to buy the thrombectomy company, which makes medical devices to treat vascular conditions like stroke and aneurysms, for roughly $15 billion in a cash-and-stock deal.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

For the rest of the UK, only 3.9% of all stroke patients received a thrombectomy in the year to March 2024.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

LVO strokes are major medical emergencies and require the swift treatment with mechanical thrombectomy, a surgical procedure that retrieves the blockage.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

Instead, he received a recently developed treatment, one established in part by the neurology team at Foothills: what’s called an endovascular thrombectomy, or EVT.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023