BALLOON CATHETERIZATION
\bəlˈuːn kˌaθɪtəɹa͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \bəlˈuːn kˌaθɪtəɹaɪzˈeɪʃən], \b_ə_l_ˈuː_n k_ˌa_θ_ɪ_t_ə_ɹ_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Nonoperative repair of occluded vessels, ducts, or valves by insertion of a balloon catheter. It is used, amoung other things, to treat varices, torn retinas, renal and biliary calculi, gastric, bronchial and rectal stenoses, and heart valves, and includes catheterization with Fogarty and Foley catheters.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).