Medical Dictionary

thromboendarterectomy

noun throm·bo·end·ar·te·rec·to·my
\ˌthräm-bō-ˌen-ˌdär-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē\
plural throm·bo·end·ar·te·rec·to·mies

Medical Definition of THROMBOENDARTERECTOMY

:  surgical excision of a thrombus and the adjacent arterial lining

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