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Nov 12, 2009
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balloon' an'gioplasty



Surg.
a method of opening a clogged or narrowed blood vessel in which a small balloon is introduced into the vessel by means of a catheter and then inflated at the site of blockage.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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