The words angioplasty and valvuloplasty both end in the suffix -plasty. How are these two surgical procedures alike and how are they different?

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The suffix in both words is -plasty, which means "process of reshaping by surgery." Both angioplasty and valvuloplasty involve a process of reshaping by surgery. The difference is that an angioplasty reshapes a blood vessel and vavuloplasty reshapes a valve.

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