Meanings
nounthrombectomy (plural thrombectomies)
plural thrombectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel.
Origin
- Englishthromb-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishthrombectomy
Translations
French thrombectomie
- thrombectomieRemoval of a blood clot
Hungarian trombektómia, thrombectomia
- trombektómiaRemoval of a blood clot
- thrombectomiaRemoval of a blood clot
Polish trombektomia
- trombektomiaRemoval of a blood clot
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thrombectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
thrombectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombectomy
MLA
“thrombectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrombectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrombectomy.
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