phlebectomy
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edit- Rhymes: -ɛktəmi
Noun
editphlebectomy (plural phlebectomies)
- (surgery) The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein
- 2014 December 31, Jin Hyun Joh et al., “Consensus for the Treatment of Varicose Vein with Radiofrequency Ablation”, in Vascular Specialist International[1], volume 30, :
- The working group recommends simultaneously carrying out ambulatory phlebectomy with RFA.