angioplasty

English

Etymology

angio- +‎ -plasty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.dʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/

Noun

angioplasty (plural angioplasties)

1. (surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.

Translations

widening of a blood vessel

• Catalan: angioplàstia f
• Finnish: pallolaajennus (fi), angioplastia
• French: angioplastie (fr) f
• Irish: angaplaiste f
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• Italian: angioplastica (it) f
• Portuguese: angioplastia (pt) f
• Spanish: angioplastia (es) f