HOUR-GLASS CONTRACTION
\ˈa͡ʊ͡əɡlˈas kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈaʊəɡlˈas kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈaʊə_ɡ_l_ˈa_s k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of HOUR-GLASS CONTRACTION
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
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Percutaneous Atherectomy
- in which atheromatous excised cutting or rotating catheter. differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures enlarge vessels dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it called ENDARTERECTOMY.