balloon catheter


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
balloon catheter
noun Medicine a type of catheter incorporating a small balloon which is introduced into a blood vessel and then inflated in order to clear an obstruction or dilate a narrowed region.
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