1) Ablation 2) Cutting out 3) Excision 4) Extirpation 
Embolectomy is the emergency surgical removal of emboli which are blocking blood circulation. It usually involves removal of thrombi (blood clots), and is then referred to as thrombectomy. Embolectomy is an emergency procedure often as the last resort because permanent occlusion of a significant blood flow to an organ leads to necrosis. Other invo...
<procedure> Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material which has been transported from a distant vessel by the bloodstream. Removal of a clot at its original site is called thrombectomy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(em″bә-lek´tә-me) surgical removal of an embolus.
Type: Term Pronunciation: em′bō-lek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Removal of an embolus.
surgical removal of an embolus
[n] - surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)
embolectomy Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material which has been transported from a distant vessel by the bloodstream. Removal of a clot at its original site is called thrombectomy.
noun surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)