phlebectomy — n. bloodletting, bleeding … English contemporary dictionary
phlebectomy — n. the surgical removal of a vein (or part of a vein), sometimes performed for the treatment of varicose veins in the legs (varicectomy) … The new mediacal dictionary
phlebectomy — noun surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process … Useful english dictionary
Ambulatory phlebectomy — is a treatment for superficial varicose veins. The procedure involves the removal of the varicose veins through small 2 3 mm incisions in the skin overlying the veins. The procedure may be performed in hospital or outpatient settings. The… … Wikipedia
Флебэктомия (Phlebectomy) — хирургическое иссечение вены или какой либо ее части; иногда выполняется в процессе лечения варикозного расширения вен нижних конечностей (варикоэктомия (varicectomy)). Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
ФЛЕБЭКТОМИЯ — (phlebectomy) хирургическое иссечение вены или какой либо ее части; иногда выполняется в процессе лечения варикозного расширения вен нижних конечностей (варикоэктомия (varicectomy)) … Толковый словарь по медицине
Varicose veins — ICD9|671 ICDO = OMIM = 192200 MedlinePlus = 001109 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2788 MeshID = D014648 Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. Carl Arnold Ruge is credited with having first defined varicose veins as … Wikipedia
venectomy — SYN: phlebectomy. * * * ve·nec·to·my (ve nekґtə me) phlebectomy … Medical dictionary
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
Vein — In the circulatory system, a vein is a blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart (as opposed to artery, a blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart). The majority of veins in the body carry low oxygen blood from the tissues back … Wikipedia