open-heart surgery

/ˌˈoʊpən ˌhɑrt ˈsʌrdʒəri/
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Definitions of open-heart surgery
  1. noun
    heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired
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    types:
    CABG, coronary artery bypass graft, coronary bypass, coronary bypass 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
    type of:
    heart surgery
    any surgical procedure involving the heart
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