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end•ar•ter•ec•to•my
Pronunciation: (en-där"tu-rek'tu-mē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -mies.
the surgical stripping of a fat-encrusted, thickened arterial lining so as to open or widen the artery for improved blood circulation.
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