angioplasty
verb
- mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel
noun
- minimally invasive, endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis.
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/
noun
Etymology: From angio- + -plasty.
- The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
verb
Etymology: From angio- + -plasty.
- To perform angioplasty upon.
“Stenotic lesions identified were angioplastied if deemed to narrow the lumen by greater than 50% compared with the adjacent normal artery or vein and deemed to be flow restricting.”