endarterectomy

American  

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

noun

endarterectomies plural

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of endarterectomy

First recorded in 1955–60; endarter(ium) + -ectomy

Example Sentences

In fact, to enter into CHEST-1, patients had to be deemed inoperable or had residual PH after undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy.

From Forbes • Jul. 24, 2013

This year alone, more than 100,000 Americans will undergo carotid endarterectomy, a Roto-Rooter-like procedure designed to scoop fatty blockages from the carotid artery in the neck.

From Time Magazine Archive

But a report shows that in patients who don't have any other symptoms, the risk of a stroke originating in the carotid artery is the same with or without an endarterectomy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctors disagree all the time about whether a carotid endarterectomy or a coronary bypass will offer a patient the best shot at recovery.

From Time Magazine Archive

DeBakey did his first carotid endarterectomy in 1953.

From Time Magazine Archive