coronary bypass (n)
coronary bypass surgery (n)
coronary artery bypass graft (n)
CABG (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def 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
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Hypernym open-heart surgery
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Hyponym open-heart surgery

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