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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 -
prosthesis
a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body. -
prosthetic dentistry
prosthodontics. -
prosthetic group
the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin. -
silastic
a flexible inert silicone rubber, used esp in prosthetic medicine -
stapedectomy
a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.