annuloplasty

A1N1N1U1L1O1P3L1A1S1T1Y4

noun

Surgical repair of the annular aspect of a cardiac valve.

Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounannuloplasty (plural annuloplasties)

plural annuloplasties

  1. cardiologySurgical repair of the annular aspect of a cardiac valve.

Origin

From annulo- + -plasty.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Portuguese anuloplastia
  • anuloplastiasurgical repair of a cardiac valve
Cite this entry
APA

annuloplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annuloplasty

MLA

“annuloplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annuloplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annuloplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annuloplasty.

Source: annuloplasty on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.