angioplasty etymology

English word angioplasty comes from English angio- (Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.), English -plasty

Detailed word origin of angioplasty

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
angio- English (eng) Relating to blood vessels or lymph vessels.
-plasty English (eng) (medicine) Repair or restoration of a part or function.. Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
angioplasty English (eng) (surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.

Words with the same origin as angioplasty

Descendants of angio-
angiitis angioarchitecture angiocath angiogenesis angiogram angiograph angiokeratosis angiokinase angiolith angiolymphatic angioma angioneuromyoma angioneurosis angiooedema angioparalysis angioprevention angiopreventive angioregulatory angiorrhexis angiospastic angiosporous angiostatic angiotomy angiotropic
Descendants of -plasty
alloplasty arterioplasty arthroplasty blepharoplasty chondrolaryngoplasty cranioplasty dermatoplasty facioplasty galvanoplasty gastroplasty homoplasty mammoplasty mastoplasty neuroplasty otoplasty quadricepsplasty rhinoplasty septorhinoplasty thoracoplasty ureterocystoplasty urethroplasty uteroplasty vertebroplasty vulvoplasty