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What is the medical term meaning Fatty deposit or plaque within an artery?
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These fatty deposits can result in a condition called Arteriosclerosis, also, Atherosclerosis.
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What is the medical term meaning procedure to flatten the plaque in a partially blocked coronery artery?
Balloon angioplasty is the procedure to flatten the plaque in a partially blocked coronary artery.
Is infarct the fatty deposit of an artery?
No it's called plaque.
What is a fatty deposit buildup within an artery called?
Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. In Greek, athere means gruel, and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria,meaning artery) is a general term for hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur in several forms, including atherosclerosis.
What is the medical term meaning removal of yellowish plaque from arteries?
Endarterectomy
What is the excision within the artery?
Endarterectomy - Excision within the artery (excision of plaque from the arterial wall).
Fatty deposit buildup within an artery?
plaque
What is the medical term meaning procedure to flatten the plaque in a partially blocked coronery artery?
Balloon angioplasty is the procedure to flatten the plaque in a partially blocked coronary artery.
Is infarct the fatty deposit of an artery?
No it's called plaque.
A fatty deposit within an artery?
Plaque (which can lead to atherosclerosis).
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the lining of the portion of a clogged carotid artery?
The removal (-ectomy) of the innermost (endo-) lining of the artery (arter/o) (or removal of a plaque from that lining) is endarterectomy. Notice that the vowel o was dropped from the prefix. Atherectomy is another term.endarterectomyAngioplastyendarterectomyater/oisis
What is a fatty deposit buildup within an artery called?
Atherosclerosis is the build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels. In Greek, athere means gruel, and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria,meaning artery) is a general term for hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur in several forms, including atherosclerosis.
What is a buildup of fatty deposit within an artery?
The fatty material that deposits along the walls of the blood vessels is called plaque. Plaque makes it harder for blood to pass through the vessels.
How can plaque harm your health?
Plaque Can lead to Heart Attacks or Strokes. It is Caused when Plaque breaks away from an Artery wall, a clot forms and the Artery is blocked.
What is the medical term meaning removal of yellowish plaque from arteries?
Endarterectomy
Which term describes a fatty deposit on an artery wall?
cholesterol, but more specifically the LDL (low-density lipoprotein) portions of cholesterol
What is the medical term for a deposit of plaque on the arterial wall?
The deposit over time of plaque (lipids and fibrous tissue) in the tunica intrima (inner wall) of arteries is atherosclerosis. An atheroma is an encysted tumor (fatty deposit) in the internal arterial wall or is the fatty degeneration of that wall.
What is the medical term meaning white plaques?
Leukoplakia means white plaque.
