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embolectomy [em΄bō lek′tə mē]n.the surgical removal of an embolus
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em·bo·lec·to·my (ĕm'bə-lĕkʹtə-mē) n. pl. em·bo·lec·to·miesSurgical removal of an embolus.[embolus + -ectomy.]* * *
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embolectomy — [em΄bō lek′tə mē] n. the surgical removal of an embolus … English World dictionary
embolectomy — Removal of an embolus. [G. embolos, a plug (embolus), + ektome, excision] * * * em·bo·lec·to·my .em bə lek tə mē n, pl mies surgical removal of an embolus * * * n. surgical removal of an embolus in order to relieve arterial obstruction. The… … Medical dictionary
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embolectomy — noun (plural mies) Date: 1923 surgical removal of an embolus … New Collegiate Dictionary
embolectomy — n. (Medicine) surgical removal of an embolus (clump of undissolved material in the bloodstream) … English contemporary dictionary
embolectomy — [ˌɛmbə lɛktəmi] noun (plural embolectomies) surgical removal of an embolus … English new terms dictionary
embolectomy — em·bo·lec·to·my … English syllables
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} …
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