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English
Alternative forms
Spelling variants
- (with correct affix stems, varying only in hyphenation and interfixes)
- (etymologically incorrect due to the omission of the i from the stem of arteri-)
Etymology
From thromb- + endarteriectomy = thromb- (“thrombus”) + end- (“inside”) + arteri- (“artery”) + -ectomy (“excision”).
Pronunciation
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. Such variants are established (accepted) despite this omission. Finally, several variants dividing thromb-, end-, or both from the rest of the word with hyphens.
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