thromboendarterectomy

thromboendarterectomy
An operation that involves opening an artery, removing an occluding thrombus along with the intima and atheromatous material, and leaving a clean, fresh plane internal to the adventitia. [thrombo- + endarterectomy]

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throm·bo·end·ar·te·rec·to·my .thräm-bō-.en-.där-tə-'rek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of a thrombus and the adjacent arterial lining

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n.

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throm·bo·end·ar·ter·ec·to·my (throm″bo-end″ahr-tər-ekґtə-me) [thrombo- + endarterectomy] removal of thrombus and atherosclerotic inner lining from an obstructed artery.

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