Skip to content

Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology
Cancer Terminology

Single Biggest Cancer Dictionary in the World

What is

thrombectomy

?

Press
Pronunciation: /thrombectomy*/

thrombectomy

Definition

Surgery to remove a thrombus (blood clot) from a blood vessel.

Explore Cancer Terminology

Find more

seminal vesicle biopsy

cannabinoid

bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

Nilandron

PAD

plasma cell neoplasm

specific immune cell

Pancoast tumor

Explore Cancer Drug Terminology

find more

Xifaxan

MCL-1 inhibitor ABBV-467

suvemcitug

STING agonist BI 1703880

Xarelto

Plaquenil

risedronate sodium

anti-EpCAM/anti-CD3 bispecific antibody BA3182

Explore Genetic Cancer Terminology

find more

point mutation

acrochordon

unclassified variant

whole genome sequencing

genotype

heterogeneity logarithm of the odds score

whole exome sequencing

trisomy

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology

© 2026 Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology