HyperDic: phlebectomy

English > 1 sense of the word *phlebectomy*:
NOUN	act	phlebectomy	surgical removal or all or part of a vein

English > *phlebectomy*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins.
Broader	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process	A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Spanish	flebectomía