ALL meanings of angioplasty
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A a - noun angioplasty a surgical technique for restoring normal blood flow through an artery narrowed or blocked by atherosclerosis, either by inserting a balloon into the narrowed section and inflating it or by using a laser beam 3
- noun angioplasty any of various techniques for repairing or replacing damaged blood vessels using surgery, lasers, or tiny inflatable balloons at the end of a catheter that is inserted into the vessel 3
- noun angioplasty Surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery. 1
- noun angioplasty surgery on a blood vessel 1
- noun plural angioplasty the repair of a blood vessel, as by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unclog it or by replacing part of the vessel with either a piece of the patient's own tissue or a prosthetic device: coronary angioplasty to widen an artery blocked by plaque. 1
- noun angioplasty (surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma. 0