angioplasty

English

Etymology

angio- +‎ -plasty.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

angioplasty (plural angioplasties)

(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.

Derived terms

Translations

widening of a blood vessel

Catalan: angioplàstia f
Dutch: dotterbehandeling (nl) f
Finnish: pallolaajennus (fi), angioplastia
French: angioplastie (fr) f
Greek: αγγειοπλαστική (el) f (angeioplastikí)
Irish: angaplaiste f
Italian: angioplastica (it) f
Polish: angioplastyka (pl) f, balonikowanie n
Portuguese: angioplastia (pt) f
Spanish: angioplastia (es) f
Turkish: anjiyoplasti

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