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arteriovenostomy en · NOUN

Etymology

From arterio- + veno- + -ostomy.

Meanings

1. The implantation of a shunt or cannula for chronic renal dialysis.
   • To save the life of Okoro, a procedure called "arteriovenostomy for renal dialysis" was recommended for him. 2005, The News - Volume 25, page 45:
   • In contrast, Black beneficiaries were found to have substantially higher rates than White beneficiaries in the use of four procedures performed in the hospital: amputation of part of the lower limb, surgical debridement, arteriovenostomy, and bilateral orchiectomy. 1998, Mariellen Laucht Kuehn, Cultural diversity and disability, page 27:
   • Arteriovenostomies occurred slightly less than 30,000 times in 1992; between 1986 and 1992, the rate increased by 34 percent in white beneficiaries and by 73 percent in black beneficiaries. 1994, Health Care Financing Review, page 84:

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