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thermoexpandable

thermoexpandable adjective: having the capacity to be expanded by exposure to heat.

Adjective

thermoexpandable

  1. Having the capacity to be expanded by exposure to heat.
    • Use of a segmental thermoexpandable metal alloy stent in the management of malignant ureteric obstruction: a single centre experience in the UK.2013, Stephen Y. Nakada, Margaret S. Pearle, Surgical Management of Urolithiasis: Percutaneous, Shockwave and Ureteroscopy, page 134
    • Although not currently available in the USA, thermoexpandable metallic stents (in particular, Memokath; PNN Medical, Denmark) can be used in both the urethra (Figure 15.14) and ureter.2017, Christopher R. J. Woodhouse, Alex Kirkham, Radiology and Follow-up of Urologic Surgery, page 475

Origin of thermoexpandable

From thermo- + expandable.

Questions about thermoexpandable

What does thermoexpandable mean?
Thermoexpandable means having the capacity to be expanded by exposure to heat.
What part of speech is thermoexpandable?
Thermoexpandable is an adjective.

Words near thermoexpandable in the dictionary

  1. thermoenzymes
  2. thermoerosion
  3. thermoerosional
  4. thermoesthesia
  5. thermoexpandability
  6. thermoexpandable
  7. thermofield
  8. thermofields
  9. thermofiltration
  10. thermofiltrations
  11. thermoflask

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