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Arteriopexy is the medical term meaning surgical fixation of an artery. -pexy is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical fixation.
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What is the medical term meaning surgical fixation of an artery?
Arteriopexy is the medical term meaning surgical fixation of an artery.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of an obstruction within an artery?
Endarterectomy
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of all or part of an artery?
An arterectomy is removal of all or part of an artery.
What is the medical term meaning suture of an artery?
Arteriorrhaphy is the medical term for suture of an artery. This is when a surgeon will close up an artery. If an artery was severed, they would reattach both sides of the blood vessel walls, like stitching up a deep cut. A related term, angiorrhaphy, means suture of any vessel.
What is the medical term meaning suture of the radial artery?
Radial arteriorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of the radial artery.
What is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the aorta?
Coarctation of the aorta and Aortic Stenosis both describe narrowing of the aorta.Narrowing of the aorta is called Aortic Stenosis. Commonly caused by plaque buildup known as 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 the medical term meaning inflammation of an artery or arteries known as?
Arteritis is the medical term meaning inflammation of an artery. For instance, temporal arteritis is inflammation of the temporal artery.
What is The medical term meaning incision into a vein to withdraw blood?
Venotomy, venesection, phlebotomy or venipuncture is piercing of a vein to withdraw blood. Venous cut-down is incision of a vein in an emergency to insert a tube to give fluids or other medications.
What is the medical term meaning tissue death of an artery or arteries?
Coronary artery disease caused by atherosclerosis
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 medical term meeaning surgical procedure in which a piece of vein from the leg or the chest is implanted on the heart to replace a blocked coronary artery?
CABG or coronary artery bypass graft.
