phlebectomy

/ flɪˈbɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein

Example Sentences

Alternative treatments for severe varicose veins include sclerotherapy, in which a chemical in injected into the vein causing it to die, and ambulatory phlebectomy, in which smaller varicose veins are removed through several tiny skin punctures.

From Reuters