embolectomy — [em΄bō lek′tə mē] n. the surgical removal of an embolus * * * em·bo·lec·to·my (ĕm bə lĕkʹtə mē) n. pl. em·bo·lec·to·mies Surgical removal of an embolus. [embolus + ectomy.] * * * … Universalium
embolectomy — [em΄bō lek′tə mē] n. the surgical removal of an embolus … English World dictionary
embolectomy — Removal of an embolus. [G. embolos, a plug (embolus), + ektome, excision] * * * em·bo·lec·to·my .em bə lek tə mē n, pl mies surgical removal of an embolus * * * n. surgical removal of an embolus in order to relieve arterial obstruction. The… … Medical dictionary
embolectomy — noun (plural mies) Date: 1923 surgical removal of an embolus … New Collegiate Dictionary
embolectomy — n. (Medicine) surgical removal of an embolus (clump of undissolved material in the bloodstream) … English contemporary dictionary
embolectomy — [ˌɛmbə lɛktəmi] noun (plural embolectomies) surgical removal of an embolus … English new terms dictionary
embolectomy — em·bo·lec·to·my … English syllables
embolectomy — /ɛmbəˈlɛktəmi/ (say embuh lektuhmee) noun (plural embolectomies) the removal of an embolus from an artery, which it is obstructing, by surgery. {embol(us) + ectomy} …
embolectomy — noun surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery) • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
Thomas J. Fogarty — Infobox Celebrity name = Thomas J. Fogarty birth date =birth date|1934|02|25 birth place =Cincinnati, Ohio nationality = Irish American residence = California fields = medicine, medical technologyDr. Thomas J. Fogarty (born in Cincinnati, Ohio on … Wikipedia
