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noun
The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The surgical removal of the heart, either in transplantation or in autopsy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
By surface analysis, cardia + -ectomy.
By surface analysis, cardi- + -ectomy.
