open-heart surgery (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym heart surgery
Hyponym coronary bypass, coronary bypass surgery, coronary artery bypass graft, CABG
Incoming links
Hyponym heart surgery
Hypernym coronary bypass, coronary bypass surgery, coronary artery bypass graft, CABG

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