open-heart surgery

[ oh-puhn-hahrt ]

noun
  1. surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.

Origin of open-heart surgery

1
First recorded in 1975–80

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British Dictionary definitions for open-heart surgery

open-heart surgery

noun
  1. surgical repair of the heart during which the blood circulation is often maintained mechanically

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Scientific definitions for open-heart surgery

open-heart surgery

  1. 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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