angioplasty
/ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/
angioplasty noun: the mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
Noun
angioplasty (plural angioplasties)
- The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
Verb
angioplasty (third-person singular simple present angioplasties, present participle angioplastying, simple past and past participle angioplastied)
- To perform angioplasty upon.
- Stenotic lesions identified were angioplastied if deemed to narrow the lumen by greater than 50% compared with the adjacent normal artery or vein and deemed to be flow restricting.2013 May–June, Donald Schon, Tammy DeLozier, Nina Patel, “Comparison of Procedure Cost for Thrombectomy of Arteriovenous Fistulas and Grafts”, in Seminars in Dialysis, volume 26, number 3, →DOI, page...
angioplasty meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
angioplasty in Tamil
- குருதிக்குழாய்ச் சீரமைப்பு, குழல் அமைப்பு, இரத்தநாளச் சாயப்படப் பரிசோதனை
angioplasty in Urdu
- خُونی رَگوں کی جراحی
angioplasty in Bengali
- অ্যাঞ্জিওপ্লাস্টি করা
angioplasty in Kannada
- ನೆತ್ತರು ತಡೆಯಳಿಕೆ, ರಕ್ತನಾಳಸುರೂಪಿಕೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- angioplasty in Indonesian
- angioplasti
Forms of angioplasty
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | angioplasties |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | angioplasties |
| present participle | angioplastying |
| past participle | angioplastied |
| past | angioplastied |
Origin of angioplasty
From angio- + -plasty.
Words formed from angioplasty
Questions about angioplasty
- What does angioplasty mean?
- Angioplasty means the mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
- What is angioplasty in Tamil?
- Angioplasty in Tamil is குருதிக்குழாய்ச் சீரமைப்பு, குழல் அமைப்பு, இரத்தநாளச் சாயப்படப் பரிசோதனை. See Angioplasty meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is angioplasty?
- Angioplasty can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce angioplasty?
- Angioplasty is pronounced /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/.
- What is the plural of angioplasty?
- The plural of angioplasty is angioplasties.
Words near angioplasty in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: angioplasty (page history and authors); angioplasty (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); angioplasty (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); angioplasty (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); angioplasty (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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