Where does “angioplasty” come from?
Angioplasty comes from the English combining form angio-, from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον vessel, from ἄγγος container, from Proto-Hellenic pláťťō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- to narrow or constrict.
angioplasty (English): The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally...
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- The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally...
Ancestry of “angioplasty”, step by step
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| 1 | English | plasty | — |
Words derived from “angioplasty”