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cardiotomy

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Main Entry: car·di·ot·o·my
Pronunciation: "kärd-E-'ät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : surgical incision of the heart
2 : surgical incision of the stomach cardia
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cardiotomy car·di·ot·o·my (kär'dē-ŏt'ə-mē)
n.

  1. Incision of the heart wall.

  2. Incision of the cardiac end of the stomach.

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