pharmacomechanical

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pharmaco- +‎ mechanical

Adjective[edit]

pharmacomechanical (not comparable)

  1. pharmacological and mechanical
    • 2015, Mohammad Arabi et al., “Endovascular treatment of thrombosed inferior vena cava filters: Techniques and short-term outcomes”, in The Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging[1], volume 25, →DOI:
      Anatomical success was defined as either restoration of in-line flow with venous patency or removal of 50% or more of the thrombus burden, while clinical success was defined as the presence of anatomical success and improvement in presenting symptoms.[ 13 ] Patients underwent one or more of the following endovascular treatments depending on the chronicity and extent of thrombosis: (a) Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) ( n = 25), (b) pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PMT) ( n = 15), (c) balloon angioplasty ( n = 45), and/or (d) stent placement across the filter ( n = 42).