angioplasty

/ˈæn.dʒi.əʊ.plæs.ti/

Meanings

noun

血管成形术，血管扩张术

The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.

Examples :

"My grandfather had chest pain and tests showed a blocked artery, so he needed an angioplasty to open it up. "

我爷爷胸口疼，检查发现动脉血管堵塞了，所以他需要做血管成形术（血管扩张术）来疏通血管。

Related Words

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

展示，显现.

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

他上了四年大学，唯一能拿出来展示的就只有一张装裱好的纸（文凭）。

widening verb

/ˈwaɪdənɪŋ/

变宽，加宽

"His eyes widened as her negligee fell to the floor."

当她的晨衣滑落到地板上时，他的眼睛睁大了。

vessel noun

/ˈvɛs.l̩/

船只，船舶。

"The fishing vessel sailed out to the lake early in the morning. "

清晨，那艘渔船驶向了湖中。

narrowed verb

/ˈnæroʊd/ /ˈnærəd/

变窄，收缩

"We need to narrow the search."

我们需要缩小搜索范围。

mechanical noun

/mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l/

机械稿，完稿

"The graphic designer carefully prepared the mechanical for the company brochure. "

这位平面设计师为公司宣传册精心准备了机械稿。

blocked verb

/ˈblɑkt/ /ˈblɔkt/

堵塞，阻塞。

"The pipe is blocked."

管道堵塞了。

obstructed verb

/əbˈstrʌktɪd/

阻碍，阻塞。

"The fallen tree obstructed the road, making it impossible to pass. "

倒下的树阻碍了道路，让人无法通行。

caused verb

/kɔzd/

导致，引起，造成

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

atheroma noun

/ˌæθəˈroʊmə/ /ˌæθəˈrəʊmə/

动脉粥样硬化，粥瘤。

"The doctor explained that the patient's heart problems were caused by an atheroma blocking blood flow in an artery. "

医生解释说，病人的心脏问题是由动脉内的一个粥瘤堵塞了血液流动引起的。

totally adverb

/ˈtoʊt.əl.i/

完全，彻底。

"My sister is totally focused on her studies this semester. "

我姐姐这个学期完全专注于她的学习。

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

通常，普遍地

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

地球是圆的，这是普遍的认知。