encephalomyosynangiosis

noun

An indirect neurosurgical revascularization procedure primarily used to treat Moyamoya disease by bypassing occluded cerebral arteries.

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Meanings

nounencephalomyosynangiosis (usually uncountable, plural encephalomyosynangioses, abbreviation EMS)

plural encephalomyosynangioses · abbreviation EMS

  1. uncountableusuallyAn indirect neurosurgical revascularization procedure primarily used to treat Moyamoya disease by bypassing occluded cerebral arteries.

Origin

encephalo- + myo- + synangiosis

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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