carotid endarterectomynoun [ C or U ]
uk/kəˌrɒt.ɪd en.dɑː.tərˈek.tə.mi/us/kəˈrɑːt̬.ɪd enˌdɑːr.t̬əˈrek.tə.mi/specializedan operation to unblock the carotid artery (= the thick tube carrying blood from the heart to the brain), in which fat is removed from inside the artery
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