thrombendarteriectomy
English
Alternative forms
Spelling variants
- (with correct affix stems, varying only in hyphenation and interfixes)
- thrombendarteriectomy (best-formed spelling)
- thrombo-endarteriectomy
- thromboendarteriectomy
- thrombo-endo-arteriectomy (rare)
- thromboendoarteriectomy
- thromboendoarterioectomy (rare)
- (etymologically incorrect due to the omission of the i from the stem of arteri-)
- thromb-endarterectomy (rare)
- thrombendarterectomy
- thrombendoarterectomy (rare)
- thrombo-end-arterectomy (rare)
- thrombo-endarterectomy
- thromboendarterectomy
- thrombo-endoarterectomy (rare)
- thromboendo-arterectomy (rare)
- thromboendoarterectomy
Etymology
thromb- (“thrombus”) + end- (“inside”) + arteri- (“artery”) + -ectomy (“excision”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thrŏmbĕn'därtî'rĭĕkʹtəmĭ, IPA(key): /θɹɒmˌbɛndɑːˌtɪəɹɪˈɛktəmɪ/
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.