endarterectomy
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Endarterectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 38.1 MeSH … Wikipedia
endarterectomy — [end är΄tər ek′tə mē] n. pl. endarterectomies the removal of plaque deposits and the inner lining of a blood vessel by surgery or pressurized carbon dioxide to improve blood circulation … English World dictionary
Endarterectomy — An operation to clean out an artery and restore normal blood flow through the artery. An endarterectomy is basically a Rotorooter procedure. It removes diseased material from the inside of an artery, and also removes any occluding atheromatous… … Medical dictionary
endarterectomy — n. a surgical ‘re bore’ of an artery that has become obstructed by atheroma with or without a blood clot (thrombus); the former operation is known as thromboendarterectomy. The inner part of the wall is removed together with any clot that is… … The new mediacal dictionary
endarterectomy — noun (plural mies) Etymology: New Latin endarterium intima of an artery (from end + arteria artery) + English ectomy Date: 1974 surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques) … New Collegiate Dictionary
endarterectomy — /en dahr teuh rek teuh mee/, n., pl. endarterectomies. the surgical stripping of a fat encrusted, thickened arterial lining so as to open or widen the artery for improved blood circulation. [1955 60; ENDARTER(IUM) + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
endarterectomy — [ˌɛndα:tə rɛktəmi] noun (plural endarterectomies) surgical removal of part of the inner lining of an artery, together with any obstructive deposits. Origin 1950s: from endo + artery + ectomy … English new terms dictionary
endarterectomy — end·ar·ter·ec·to·my … English syllables
endarterectomy — end•ar•ter•ec•to•my [[t]ɛnˌdɑr təˈrɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the surgical stripping of a fat encrusted, thickened arterial lining so as to open or widen the artery for improved blood circulation • Etymology: 1955–60; endarter(ium) an artery… … From formal English to slang
endarterectomy — noun surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
