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An operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
Answer for the clue "An operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery ", 11 letters:
angioplasty
Word definitions for angioplasty in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Angioplasty (or Balloon angioplasty ) is an endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis . An empty, collapsed balloon, known as a balloon catheter , is passed over a wire into the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1976, from angio- + -plasty .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
Usage examples of angioplasty.
The angioplasty to Breit was just a sop, kid stuff, until the knives could descend.
Further, it has long been used in arthroscopy, angioplasty, thermokeratoplasty, lithotripsy, and other surgical procedures and thus its applications are well understood.
He had had angioplasty so many times he said he felt like the Michelin Man.