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1. (n.) endarterectomy
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 lining (see end- , artery ) + -ectomy)
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1. (noun) endarterectomy
surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis
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1. Endarterectomy
Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ATHERECTOMY.
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