thrombectomize

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verb

To perform thrombectomy upon.

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Meanings

verbthrombectomize (third-person singular simple present thrombectomizes, present participle thrombectomizing, simple past and past participle thrombectomized)

present singular third person thrombectomizes · participle present thrombectomizing · participle past thrombectomized · past thrombectomized · alternative thrombectomise

  1. transitivemedicineTo perform thrombectomy upon.

    Interventionists who took longer than average to thrombectomize AVF [arteriovenous fistulas] took longer than average to thrombectomize AVG [arteriovenous grafts].

    2013 May–June, Donald Schon, Tammy DeLozier, Nina Patel, “Comparison of Procedure Cost for Thrombectomy of Arteriovenous Fistulas and Grafts”, in Seminars in Dialysis, volume 26, number 3, →DOI, page 344

Origin

From thrombectomy + -ize.

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thrombectomize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombectomize

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“thrombectomize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombectomize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrombectomize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombectomize.

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