Dictionary
an•gi•o•plas•ty
Pronunciation: (an'jē-u-plas"tē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ties.
Surg.
the repair of a blood vessel, as by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unclog it or by replacing part of the vessel with either a piece of the patient's own tissue or a prosthetic device:
coronary angioplasty to widen an artery blocked by plaque. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.