thrombectomy
noun
thrombectomy is spelled T-H-R-O-M-B-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thrombectomy means “The surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thrombectomy is thrombectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in thrombectomy?
| Letters | 12: T-H-R-O-M-B-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thrombectomy?
Thrombectomy appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of thrombectomy
- thrombectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thrombectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thrombectomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Removal of a blood clot:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thrombectomie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does thrombectomy come from?
From thromb- + -ectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).