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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of an embolus.
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- noun surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[embol(us) + –ectomy.]
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