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• (throm-BEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove a thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  thrombectomy. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved February 8, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombectomy.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  thrombectomy. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombectomy (accessed: February 8, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "thrombectomy." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 8 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thrombectomy.

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