pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
/ˈpʊlməˌnɛri ˌθrɒmboʊˌɛndɑːrtəˈrɛktəmi/
pulmonary thromboendarterectomy noun: a surgery that removes chronic blood clots and scar tissue from the pulmonary arteries to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, with the goal of restoring blood flow in the lungs and lowering pulmonary artery pressure.
Noun
pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (uncountable, abbreviation PTE)
- A surgery that removes chronic blood clots and scar tissue from the pulmonary arteries to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, with the goal of restoring blood flow in the lungs and lowering pulmonary artery pressure.
Forms of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
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Origin of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
From pulmonary + thromboendarterectomy
Questions about pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
- What does pulmonary thromboendarterectomy mean?
- Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy means a surgery that removes chronic blood clots and scar tissue from the pulmonary arteries to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, with the goal of restoring blood flow in the lungs and lowering pulmonary artery pressure.
- What part of speech is pulmonary thromboendarterectomy?
- Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pulmonary thromboendarterectomy?
- Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy is pronounced /ˈpʊlməˌnɛri ˌθrɒmboʊˌɛndɑːrtəˈrɛktəmi/.
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