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interventional

American  
[in-ter-ven-shuhn-uhl] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən əl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving intervention.


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During the procedure, an interventional radiologist uses a thin catheter to reach the affected blood vessels and injects tiny particles that block blood flow to them.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

As a result, the interventional technologies business will likely continue to struggle, limiting the company’s revenue and earnings growth in fiscal 2027, they say, downgrading the stock to hold from buy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

An interventional radiologist, guided by MRI, releases the chemotherapy agent directly into the artery feeding the retina.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2025

A new interventional radiology machine has been set up at The Royal Marsden, where Dame Deborah received cancer treatment before her death.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2024

Janny spent months courting interventional cardiologists, the doctors who see patients immediately after their heart attacks.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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