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.
This is an almost-forgotten surgical technique from before modern vascular surgery existed—doctors would literally twist an artery like wringing out a towel to stop hemorrhaging, a desperate measure that was replaced by safer techniques.
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