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