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Definition of 'angioplasty'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) angioplasty
the surgical repair of a blood vessel, as by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unclog it or by replacing part of the vessel.

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1. (noun) angioplasty
an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

Definition of 'angioplasty'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. angioplasty
Endovascular reconstruction of an artery, which may include the removal of atheromatous plaque and/or the endothelial lining as well as simple dilatation. These are procedures performed by catheterization. When reconstruction of an artery is performed surgically, it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.

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