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2024
atherectomy
atherectomy
English
Noun
atherectomy
(
plural
atherectomies
)
(
surgery
)
The surgical procedure to remove
plaque
from an
artery
.
Translations
surgical procedure
Spanish:
aterectomía
f
See also
atherosclerosis
endarterectomy
Etymology
atheroma
+
-ectomy
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