Thrombectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel.
  2. 2
    surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel wordnet

Etymology

From thromb- + -ectomy.

Related phrases

blood clotblood vessel

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