balloon angioplasty: Meaning and Definition of

balloon' an'gioplasty

Pronunciation: [key]

— Surg. 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.

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