Arteriostrepsis

/ɑrˌtɪriəˈstrɛpsɪs/ noun

A surgical twisting or turning of an artery, historically used as a treatment to control bleeding or redirect blood flow.

From Latin 'arteria' (artery) + Greek 'strepsis' (twisting). This rare medical term combines roots describing the physical manipulation of arteries, used primarily in older surgical literature.

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