Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
embolectomy Audio
em·bo·lec·to·my
Subclass of:
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Etymology:
Greek embolos = a stopper or wedge + ektome = cutting out
Definitions related to embolectomy:
  • Surgery performed with the purpose of removing an embolus.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material which has been transported from a distant vessel by the bloodstream. Removal of a clot at its original site is called THROMBECTOMY.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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