Crossword clues for angioplasty
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1976, from angio- + -plasty.
Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
WordNet
n. an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
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 narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size. The balloon forces expansion of the stenosis (narrowing) within the vessel and the surrounding muscular wall, opening up the blood vessel for improved flow, and the balloon is then deflated and withdrawn. A stent may or may not be inserted at the time of ballooning to ensure the vessel remains open.
The word is composed of the combining forms of the Greek words ἀγγεῖον aggayyon ‘vessel’/‘cavity’ (of the human body) and πλάσσω plasso ‘form’/‘mould’. Angioplasty has come to include all manner of vascular interventions that are typically performed in a minimally-invasive or percutaneous method.
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.