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EMBOLECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does embolectomy mean?
• EMBOLECTOMY (noun)
The noun EMBOLECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)
Familiarity information: EMBOLECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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