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thrombectomize

thrombectomize verb: to perform thrombectomy upon.

Verb

thrombectomize (third-person singular simple present thrombectomizes, present participle thrombectomizing, simple past and past participle thrombectomized)

  1. (transitive) To perform thrombectomy upon.
    • Interventionists who took longer than average to thrombectomize AVF [arteriovenous fistulas] took longer than average to thrombectomize AVG [arteriovenous grafts].2013 May–June, Donald Schon, Tammy DeLozier, Nina Patel, “Comparison of Procedure Cost for Thrombectomy of Arteriovenous Fistulas and Grafts”, in Seminars in Dialysis, volume 26, number 3, →DOI, page...

Forms of thrombectomize

third-person singular presentthrombectomizes
present participlethrombectomizing
past participlethrombectomized
pastthrombectomized
alternative formthrombectomise

Origin of thrombectomize

From thrombectomy + -ize.

Questions about thrombectomize

What does thrombectomize mean?
Thrombectomize means to perform thrombectomy upon.
What part of speech is thrombectomize?
Thrombectomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of thrombectomize?
The past tense of thrombectomize is thrombectomized.

Words near thrombectomize in the dictionary

  1. thrombaspiration
  2. thrombasthenia
  3. thrombasthenias
  4. thrombasthenic
  5. thrombectomies
  6. thrombectomize
  7. thrombectomized
  8. thrombectomy
  9. thrombelastogram
  10. thrombelastograms
  11. thrombelastograph

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