 coronary_bypass |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart | |
| Synonyms: | coronary_artery_bypass_graft coronary_bypass_surgery cabg | |
| Related terms: | open-heart_surgery | |
| Similar spelling: |
coronary_sinus coronary_artery coronary_occlusion coronary_failure |
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