Definition of open-heart surgery

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< open-hearth

open house >

o·pen-heart surgery (

n-härt

) KEY

NOUN:

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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