endarterectomy
end·ar·ter·ec·to·my
noun \ˌen-ˌdär-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē\ plural end·ar·ter·ec·to·mies
Definition of ENDARTERECTOMY
: surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened and atheromatous or occluded (as by intimal plaques)
Origin of ENDARTERECTOMY
New Latin endarterium intima of an artery (from end- + arteria artery) + English -ectomy
First Known Use: 1974
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