What term describes the repair of a vessel?

• A. Angioplasty
• B. Angioma
• C. Antepartum
• D. Anterior

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is the term for a procedure that repairs or widens a blood vessel. Angioplasty is derived from angio- meaning vessel and -plasty meaning molding or repair. It describes a procedure where a balloon catheter is used to dilate a narrowed artery to restore blood flow, and it may include placing a stent to keep the vessel open. The other terms don’t describe repairing vessels: angioma is a vascular tumor, antepartum means before birth, and anterior refers to the front. So angioplasty best fits the idea of repairing or widening a vessel.