(throm-bek´tә-me) excision of a clot from a blood vessel. medical thrombectomy enzymatic dissolution of a blood clot in situ. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
thrombectomy 1. Excision of a thrombus. 2. A procedure to remove a blood clot (a thrombus or a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin). Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2144/