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endarterectomy

noun
end路​ar路​ter路​ec路​to路​my | \ 藢en-藢d盲r-t蓹-藞rek-t蓹-m膿 How to pronounce endarterectomy (audio) \
plural endarterectomies

Definition of endarterectomy

: surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)

Examples of endarterectomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 This patient ended up needing a carotid endarterectomy, a procedure that removes built-up plaque from the artery. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Routine eye exams reveal diseases unrelated to the eye," 5 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of endarterectomy

1974, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for endarterectomy

New Latin endarterium intima of an artery (from end- + arteria artery) + English -ectomy

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endarterectomy

noun
end路​ar路​ter路​ec路​to路​my | \ 藢en-藢d盲rt-蓹-藞rek-t蓹-m膿 How to pronounce endarterectomy (audio) \
plural endarterectomies

Medical Definition of endarterectomy

: surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)

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