Definition of Phlebectomy

1. Noun. Surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins.


Medical Definition of Phlebectomy

1. Excision of a segment of a vein, performed sometimes for the cure of varicose veins. See: strip. Synonym: venectomy. Origin: phlebo-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phlebectomy

phis
phisnomy
phiz
phizes
phizog
phizogs
phizzes
phi coefficient
phi correlation
phi phenomenon
phi X 174
phleb-
phlebalgia
phlebectasia
phlebectomy (current term)
phlebectomy (current term)
phlebeurysm
phlebitic
phlebitic
phlebitides
phlebitis
phlebitis
phlebitises
phlebo-
phleboclysis
Phlebodium
Phlebodium aureum
phlebodynamics
phlebogram
phlebogram

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