embolectomyPronunciation: /ˌɛmbəˈlɛktəmi/Definition of embolectomy noun (plural embolectomies) [mass noun] surgical removal of an embolus: some patients with this syndrome are unsuited for embolectomy [count noun]:he had an embolectomy while in hospitalembolectomy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of embolectomy in the US English dictionary