arteriotomy
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- noun
- /ˌɑːrˈtɪəriˌɑːtəmi/
- Specialized
- After the arteriotomy, the doctor examined the artery for any further damage.
Examples
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The internal shunt was removed, and the repair of the arteriotomy was completed.
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The patient was then on two shunts: one through the arteriotomy, and one beyond the area of arteriotomy from the common carotid to the internal carotid artery.
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The arteriotomy was closed over the shunt.
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The arteriotomy was completed.
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In most of my cases, the patients did not need to be patched as very little of the artery was used for arteriotomy repair.
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This provided an external shunt from the common carotid to the internal carotid beyond the area designated for arteriotomy.
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The patient was then on two shunts: one through the arteriotomy, and one beyond the area of arteriotomy from the common carotid to the internal carotid artery.
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The surgeon made a careful arteriotomy to access the blocked artery.
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During the procedure, a precise arteriotomy was necessary to improve blood flow.
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Morphology
arteriotomy = artery (opaque) = arterio + tomy
Although built from 'arterio-' (related to 'artery') + suffix '-tomy' (surgical cutting), '-tomy' is a specialized medical combining form, so an average B1 learner knowing 'artery' would not reliably infer 'surgical incision into an artery'.
Etymology
Arteriotomy comes from two parts: arterio- 'artery' and -tomy 'cutting'. So an arteriotomy is literally a 'cut into an artery', which explains why it means a surgical incision made into an artery.