Cardiovascular
angioplasty
AN-jee-oh-plas-tee
StatusNew
Definition
Procedure to open narrowed or blocked arteries, typically using a balloon and sometimes a stent.
ProcedureCardiovascular
Breakdown
Etymology
Greek: angi/o (vessel) + -plasty (surgical repair)
Practice
Premium
A deck of your own choosing is Premium
See Premium plansToday's 25-card deck is free and replayable, and it spans the body systems. Premium draws a fresh deck whenever you ask - including one filtered to Cardiovascular - plus spelling drills and mastery tracking.
Related Terms
angiography
an-jee-OG-rah-fee
Imaging of blood vessels using contrast dye and X-rays
Cardiovascularangi/o
arthroplasty
AR-throh-plas-tee
Surgical repair or replacement of a joint
Musculoskeletalarthr/o
keratoplasty
KER-uh-toh-plas-tee
Surgical repair of the cornea; corneal transplant
Special Senseskerat/o
valvuloplasty
VAL-vyoo-loh-plas-tee
Surgical repair of a heart valve
Cardiovascularvalvul/o
tympanoplasty
tim-pan-oh-PLAS-tee
Surgical repair of the eardrum
Special Sensestympan/o