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phlebectomy

phlebectomy noun: the removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein.

Noun

phlebectomy (plural phlebectomies)

  1. The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein
    • The working group recommends simultaneously carrying out ambulatory phlebectomy with RFA.2014 December 31, Jin Hyun Joh et al., “Consensus for the Treatment of Varicose Vein with Radiofrequency Ablation”, in Vascular Specialist International, volume 30, →DOI

phlebectomy meaning in Tamil

phlebectomy in Tamil

சிரை உரித்தல், சிரை நீக்கம்

Forms of phlebectomy

pluralphlebectomies

Origin of phlebectomy

From phlebo- + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with phlebectomy

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Questions about phlebectomy

What does phlebectomy mean?
Phlebectomy means the removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein.
What is phlebectomy in Tamil?
Phlebectomy in Tamil is சிரை உரித்தல், சிரை நீக்கம். See Phlebectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phlebectomy?
Phlebectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of phlebectomy?
The plural of phlebectomy is phlebectomies.

Words near phlebectomy in the dictionary

  1. phlaeothripids
  2. phleam
  3. phleams
  4. phlebalgia
  5. phlebectomies
  6. phlebectomy
  7. phlebioid
  8. phlebitic
  9. phlebitides
  10. phlebitis
  11. phlebo-

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