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dʒi noun, plural an·gi·o·plas·ties. Surgery.
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.
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angioplasty (ˈændʒɪəˌplæstɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 | |
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Medical Dictionary
angioplasty an·gi·o·plas·ty (ān'jē-ə-plās'tē)
n.
Surgical reconstruction of a blood vessel.
Balloon angioplasty.
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Science Dictionary
angioplasty (ān'jē-ə-plās'tē) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) The surgical repair of a blood vessel, such as an obstructed coronary artery, usually by inflating a small balloon at the end of a catheter. |
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Cultural Dictionary
angioplasty [(an-jee-uh-plas-tee)]A surgical technique in which a catheter containing a small balloon is inserted into arteries around the heart. The balloon is inflated to compress deposits of fatty substances blocking the artery, thereby restoring the flow of blood.
Note: Also called balloon therapy.
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Example sentences
Additional therapy, such as cardiac catheterization or angioplasty, may be needed.
The other is a procedure called carotid angioplasty with stent placement.
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.
Sometimes, balloon angioplasty may be done instead of surgery, but it has a higher rate of failure.
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