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EMBOLECTOMY
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("embolectomy" is a kind of...):
ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)