Definition of angioplasty in English:
angioplasty
nounPlural angioplastiesˈandʒɪə(ʊ)ˌplastiˈændʒiəˌplæsti
mass nounMedicine Surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery.
one of the commonest operations performed in the US is angioplasty
count noun an emergency angioplasty
Example sentencesExamples
- Further cases may be detected by searching for coded coronary artery operations such as bypass surgery or angioplasty.
- A minimally invasive alternative to carotid endarterectomy is angioplasty and stenting of a carotid stenosis.
- Other approaches meant to improve blood flow are angioplasty and bypass surgery.
- Patients with coronary artery disease undergoing angioplasty should continue taking antiplatelet drugs as usual.
- This may require angioplasty or surgery to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels.
Definition of angioplasty in US English:
angioplasty
nounˈanjēəˌplastēˈændʒiəˌplæsti
Medicine Surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery.
one of the commonest operations performed in the US is angioplasty
See also balloon angioplasty
count noun an emergency angioplasty
Example sentencesExamples
- Patients with coronary artery disease undergoing angioplasty should continue taking antiplatelet drugs as usual.
- This may require angioplasty or surgery to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels.
- Further cases may be detected by searching for coded coronary artery operations such as bypass surgery or angioplasty.
- Other approaches meant to improve blood flow are angioplasty and bypass surgery.
- A minimally invasive alternative to carotid endarterectomy is angioplasty and stenting of a carotid stenosis.