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percutaneous coronary intervention

/ˌpɝːkjuːˈteɪniəs ˈkɔːrəˌnɛri ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
per-cu-ta-neous -coro-nary in-ter-ven-tion
IPA
/ˌpɝːkjuːˈteɪniəs ˈkɔːrəˌnɛri ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən/
44
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
9
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minimally invasive procedure that opens blocked or narrowed coronary arteries to restore blood flow to the heart, usually using a balloon and a stent.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

PCI (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce percutaneous coronary intervention?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɝːkjuːˈteɪniəs ˈkɔːrəˌnɛri ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən/.
What does percutaneous coronary intervention mean?
A minimally invasive procedure that opens blocked or narrowed coronary arteries to restore blood flow to the heart, usually using a balloon and a stent.

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