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cardiectomy

American  
[kahr-dee-ek-tuh-mee] / ˌkɑr diˈɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.
  1. excision of the heart.

  2. excision of the cardiac section of the stomach.


Etymology

Origin of cardiectomy

cardi- + -ectomy