- embolectomy
- em·bo·lec·to·my
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embolectomy
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embolectomy — [em΄bō lek′tə mē] n. the surgical removal of an embolus * * * em·bo·lec·to·my (ĕm bə lĕkʹtə mē) n. pl. em·bo·lec·to·mies Surgical removal of an embolus. [embolus + ectomy.] * * * … Universalium
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
embolectomy — n. surgical removal of an embolus in order to relieve arterial obstruction. The embolus may be removed by cutting directly into the affected artery (arteriotomy). In some instances it is removed by a balloon catheter, which is manipulated beyond… … The new mediacal dictionary
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 — /ɛmbəˈlɛktəmi/ (say embuh lektuhmee) noun (plural embolectomies) the removal of an embolus from an artery, which it is obstructing, by surgery. {embol(us) + ectomy} …
embolectomy — noun surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery) • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
Thomas J. Fogarty — Infobox Celebrity name = Thomas J. Fogarty birth date =birth date|1934|02|25 birth place =Cincinnati, Ohio nationality = Irish American residence = California fields = medicine, medical technologyDr. Thomas J. Fogarty (born in Cincinnati, Ohio on … Wikipedia
