- embolectomies
- n. (Medicine) surgical removal of an embolus (clump of undissolved material in the bloodstream)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
embolectomies
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Vascular surgery — is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery … Wikipedia
embolectomy — [ˌɛmbə lɛktəmi] noun (plural embolectomies) surgical removal of an embolus … English new terms dictionary
embolectomy — /ɛmbəˈlɛktəmi/ (say embuh lektuhmee) noun (plural embolectomies) the removal of an embolus from an artery, which it is obstructing, by surgery. {embol(us) + ectomy} …
