Definitions for endarterectomy
endarterectomy
end·ar·ter·ec·to·my
Spelling: [en-dahr-tuh-rek-tuh-mee]
IPA: /ɛnˌdɑr təˈrɛk tə mi/
Endarterectomy is a 14 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.
You can make 1526 anagrams from letters in endarterectomy (acdeeemnorrtty).
Definitions for endarterectomy
noun
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the surgical stripping of a fat-encrusted, thickened arterial lining so as to open or widen the artery for improved blood circulation.
Origin of endarterectomy
First recorded in 1955-60; endarter(ium) + -ectomy