noun
- Plural of embolectomy; surgical procedures in which a blood clot or other obstruction is removed from a blood vessel.
Usage: Medical/surgical term; Always used in plural form as shown; singular is embolectomy
Examples
- The surgeon performed multiple embolectomies to restore blood flow to the patient's limbs.
- Emergency embolectomies were necessary to prevent tissue damage from the arterial blockage.
- The hospital's vascular team specializes in complex embolectomies for stroke patients.
- Several embolectomies were scheduled for the following week to address the backlog of cases.
- Advances in catheter technology have made embolectomies less invasive than traditional open surgery.