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noun
A surgical operation on the heart done though a large incision in the chest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: heart surgery
Narrower terms: coronary bypass, coronary bypass surgery, coronary artery bypass graft, CABG
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