encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis

noun

A surgical procedure that improves brain blood flow by placing a scalp artery onto the brain surface, allowing new blood vessels to grow over time. Commonly used to treat Moyamoya disease.

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Meanings

nounencephaloduroarteriosynangiosis (usually uncountable, plural encephaloduroarteriosynangioses, abbreviation EDAS)

plural encephaloduroarteriosynangioses · abbreviation EDAS

  1. uncountableusuallyA surgical procedure that improves brain blood flow by placing a scalp artery onto the brain surface, allowing new blood vessels to grow over time. Commonly used to treat Moyamoya disease.

Origin

encephalo- + duro- + arterio- + synangiosis

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APA

encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis

MLA

“encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis.

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