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endarterectomy
[ en-dahr-tuh-rek-tuh-mee ]
/ ɛnˌdɑr təˈrɛk tə mi /
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noun, plural end·ar·ter·ec·to·mies.
the surgical stripping of a fat-encrusted, thickened arterial lining so as to open or widen the artery for improved blood circulation.
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Origin of endarterectomy
First recorded in 1955–60; endarter(ium) + -ectomy
Words nearby endarterectomy
endangered species, endangiitis, endaortitis, endarch, end around, endarterectomy, endarteritis, endarterium, end artery, en dash, endaural
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Medical definitions for endarterectomy
endarterectomy
[ ĕn′där-tə-rĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Excision of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerotic buildup.
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