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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The surgical reconstruction of a blood vessel.

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  • noun surgery The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.

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  • noun an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

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angio- + -plasty.

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