open-heart surgery

open·heart·sur·gery

uncommon

noun

heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open and surgery to fix a heart valve or repair a coronary artery is performed while the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine

Synonyms

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