arteriotomy

English

Etymology

Latin arteriotomia.

Noun

arteriotomy (plural arteriotomies)

(medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting.

Translations

the opening of an artery

Portuguese: arteriotomia f

References

“arteriotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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