Angioplasty

//ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
  2. 2
    an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery wordnet

Etymology

From angio- + -plasty.

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blood vessel

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