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Word: reams (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...four basic techniques for clearing local arterial roadblocks: 1) cut out the diseased section, pull the severed ends of the artery together and stitch them: 2) make a slit in the side of the artery, insert a special instrument, ream out the fatty debris and close the incision with a couple of stitches; 3) slit the artery lengthwise along the blocked stretch and put a long oval plastic patch in the wall to increase its diameter; 4) make an artificial detour for the blood by splicing a length of plastic tube into the artery, above and below the blocked section...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Highways & Byways | 10/24/1960 | See Source »

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