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What is angioectomy?

An angiectomy is the surgical removal of part of a blood vessel.


What is the name of the surgical removal of a blood vessel?

Angiectomy is the removal of all or part of a blood vessel. Arteriectomy (ar-teh-ree-ECK-toh-mee) is the surgical removal of part of an artery. (artieri means artery and -ectomy means surgical removal). Phlebectomy is the surgical removal of veins.venectomy


What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a blockage in a blood vessel?

Thrombectomy


How do you get rid of information from a blown blood vessel?

Removing a broken blood vessel depends on its size and location. Surgical intervention include ligation in cases of medium to large vessels. Oftentimes, blood removal is sufficient to treat a bleeding blood vessel.


What prevents the backflow of blood in veins?

Valves in the veins prevent the backflow of blood by closing to keep the blood moving in one direction towards the heart.


What kind of dr should i see for a broken blood vessel in your eye?

Opthalmologist, specializes in surgical eye care


What is the difference between hemostasis and homeostasis?

Homeostasis is the healthy perfect balance Hemostasis is the process that prevents blood loss from the circulation when a blood vessel is ruptured by an injury.


What is the surgical widening of a constricted heart valve called?

An angioplasty is the widening of a narrowed blood vessel. A stent is a tube inserted to prevent constriction.


What is the medical term meaning expansion of a blood vessel?

Dilation of a blood vessel is the term for physiologic widening of the vessel. Abnormal widening of the blood vessel through a weakening of the wall is known as aneurysm.Dilation of a blood vessel means widening of the vessel.


What is the medical term meaning surgical repair of any vessel?

Angiorrhaphy is surgical suture of a vessel. Angi/o means blood vessel and rrhaphy is suturing. The junction in between two sutured blood vessels is called an anastamosis. Angioplasty is any surgical repair of a blood vessel.


What is the function of the ventral blood vessel of a worm?

Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm


What is the effector for blood vessel constriction?

Damage to the blood vessel.