thrombendarteriectomy

English

Alternative forms

Spelling variants

• (with correct affix stems, varying only in hyphenation and interfixes)
  • thrombendarteriectomy (best-formed spelling)
  • thrombo-endarteriectomy
  • thromboendarteriectomy
  • thrombo-endo-arteriectomy (rare)
  • thromboendoarteriectomy
  • thromboendoarterioectomy (rare)
• (etymologically incorrect due to the omission of the i from the stem of arteri-)
  • thromb-endarterectomy (rare)
  • thrombendarterectomy
  • thrombendoarterectomy (rare)
  • thrombo-end-arterectomy (rare)
  • thrombo-endarterectomy
  • thromboendarterectomy
  • thrombo-endoarterectomy (rare)
  • thromboendo-arterectomy (rare)
  • thromboendoarterectomy

Etymology

From thromb- +‎ endarteriectomy = thromb- (“thrombus”) + end- (“inside”) + arteri- (“artery”) + -ectomy (“excision”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thrŏmbĕn'därtî'rĭĕkʹtəmĭ, IPA^(key): /θɹɒmˌbɛndɑːˌtɪəɹɪˈɛktəmɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

thrombendarteriectomy (plural thrombendarteriectomies)

1. (surgery) An operation to remove a thrombus and any diseased inner lining causing the obstruction of an artery

Usage notes

• Thrombendarteriectomy combines three prefixes and one suffix. A number of spelling variants which add interfixes at various points are attested; the most extreme is thromboendoarterioectomy. Conversely, a few variants omit the i from the stem of arteri-, perhaps having mistaken it for an unnecessary interfix. Such variants are established (accepted) despite this omission. Finally, several variants dividing thromb-, end-, or both from the rest of the word with hyphens.

Translations

Translations

• Italian: tromboendoarteriectomia (it) f