Medical term:
phlebectomy
phlebectomy
[flĕ-bek´to-me]excision of a vein, or a segment of a vein.
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phle·bec·to·my
(fle-bek'tō-mē),Excision of a segment of a vein, performed sometimes for the cure of varicose veins.
See also: strip (2).
See also: strip (2).
Synonym(s): venectomy
[phlebo- + G. ektomē, excision]
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phlebectomy
(flĭ-bĕk′tə-mē)n.
Surgical excision of a segment of a vein.
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phle·bec·to·my
(flĕ-bek'tō-mē)Excision of a segment of a vein, sometimes performed to cure varicose veins.
See also: strip (2)
Synonym(s): venectomy.
See also: strip (2)
Synonym(s): venectomy.
[phlebo- + G. ektomē, excision]
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