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end⋅ar⋅ter⋅ec⋅to⋅my

  [en-dahr-tuh-rek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies.
the surgical stripping of a fat-encrusted, thickened arterial lining so as to open or widen the artery for improved blood circulation.
Origin:
1955–60; endarter(ium) + -ectomy
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end·ar·te·rec·to·my   (ěn'där-tə-rěk'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. end·ar·te·rec·to·mies
Surgical excision of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerotic buildup.

[New Latin endartērium, inner lining of an artery (endo- + Latin artēria, artery; see artery) + -ectomy.]
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Main Entry: end·ar·ter·ec·to·my
Pronunciation: "en-"därt-&-'rek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)
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endarterectomy end·ar·ter·ec·to·my (ěn'där-tə-rěk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerotic buildup.

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