- open-heartsurgery
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o·pen-heart surgery (ōʹpən-härtʹ)
n.
Surgery in which the thoracic cavity is opened to expose the heart and the blood is recirculated and oxygenated by a heart-lung machine.
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Universalium. 2010.
open-heartsurgery
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