arterioplasty /ar·te·rio·plas·ty/ (ahr-tēr´e-o-plas″te) surgical repair or reconstruction of an artery; applied especially to Matas' operation for aneurysm.
arterioplasty
ar·te·ri·o·plas·ty (är-tîr  - -pl s t)n. Surgical reconstruction of the wall of an artery. |
arterioplasty
[ärtir′ē·əplas′tē]
Etymology: Gk, arteria + plassein, to mold
surgical repair or reconstruction of an artery. The procedure is often performed to correct an aneurysm.
arterioplasty
plastic repair of an artery.
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