 open-heart_surgery |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine,surgery) heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open and surgery to fix a heart valve or repair a coronary artery is performed while the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine | |
| Related terms: | heart_surgery coronary_bypass | |
| Similar spelling: |
open-hearth_process |
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