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アテレクトミー

Meanings

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noun

atherectomy

Medical procedure to remove plaque from arteries. Used in cardiology and vascular surgery contexts.

アテレクトミーは動どう脈みゃく硬こう化かの治ち療りょうに用もちいられる。
Atherectomy is used to treat arteriosclerosis.

Similar words

血けっ管かん形けい成せい術じゅつ
Angioplasty, a broader term for procedures that widen narrowed arteries, often using a balloon or stent, while atherectomy specifically removes plaque.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'atherectomy', from 'athero-' (plaque) + '-ectomy' (surgical removal).