HyperDic: endarterectomy

English > 1 sense of the word *endarterectomy*:
NOUN	act	endarterectomy	surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis

English > *endarterectomy*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis.
Broader	ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision	Surgical removal of a body part or tissue