endarterectomy

[ en-dahr-tuh-rek-tuh-mee ]
/ ɛnˌdɑr təˈrɛk tə mi /

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, endangered species, endangiitis, endaortitis, endarch, endarterectomy, endarteritis, endarterium, endaural, endbrain, endcap
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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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