Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
thrombectomy Audio
[ throm-bek-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to thrombectomy:
  • Surgery performed with the purpose of removing a thrombus.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgery to remove a thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material from a blood vessel at the point of its formation. Removal of a clot arising from a distant site is called EMBOLECTOMY.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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