angioplasty
pronunciation
How to pronounce angioplasty in British English:
UK [ˈændʒiəʊplæsti]
How to pronounce angioplasty in American English:
US [ˈændʒioʊplæsti]
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- Noun:
- an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
Word Origin
- angioplasty (n.)
- by 1976, from angio- + -plasty.
Example
- 1. Routine early angioplasty after fibrinolysis for acute myocardial infarction .
- 2. Angioplasty has an excellent safety profile .
- 3. " They ran into some complications with your husband 's balloon angioplasty , mrs. meyers . "
- 4. Is angioplasty right for all heart patients ?
- 5. Trimetazidine limits the effects of myocardial ischaemia during percutaneous coronary angioplasty .