- profundaplasty
- n.surgical enlargement of the junction of the femoral artery and its deep branch, a common operation to relieve narrowing by atherosclerosis at this point.
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pro·fun·da·plas·ty (pro-funґdə-plas″te) reconstruction of the occluded or stenosed deep femoral artery (arteria profunda femoris); called also profundoplasty.
Medical dictionary. 2011.