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Pronunciation

RP enPR: thrÅmbÄ•n'dÃ¤rtÃ®'rÄÄ•kÊ¹tÉ™mÄ, IPA: /Î¸É¹É’mËŒbÉ›ndÉ‘ËËŒtÉªÉ™É¹ÉªËˆÉ›ktÉ™mÉª/

Alternative forms

Spelling variants

Î± forms (with correct affix stems, varying only in hyphenation and interfixes)

thrombendarteriectomy best-formed spelling
thrombo-endarteriectomy
thromboendarteriectomy
thrombo-endo-arteriectomy rare
thromboendoarteriectomy
thromboendoarterioectomy rare

Î² forms (etymologically incorrect due to the omission of the i from the stem of arteri-)

Origin

thromb- ("thrombus") + end- ("inside") + arteri- ("artery") + -ectomy ("excision")

Full definition of thrombendarteriectomy

Noun

thrombendarteriectomy

(plural thrombendarteriectomies)

(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. Finally, several variants dividing thromb-, end-, or both from the rest of the word with hyphens.