carotid angioplastynoun [ U or C ]
uk/kəˌrɒt.ɪd ˈæn.dʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/us/kəˌrɑː.t̬ɪd ˈæn.dʒi.oʊ.plæs.ti/specializedan operation to unblock the carotid artery (= the artery carrying blood from the heart to the brain)
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Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
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- anaesthesiology
- anastomose
- anesthesiology
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- frontal lobotomy
- implant
- keyhole surgery
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nephron-sparing surgery
- nose job
- transplant
- tuck
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