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De Bakey

American  
[duh bey-kee] / də ˈbeɪ ki /

noun

  1. Michael Ellis, 1908–2008, U.S. physician: pioneer in heart surgery.

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Drs. Michael E. De Bakey and Denton A. Cooley found from X rays that the sheriff had a massive aneurysm of the descending aorta�an enlargement of the great artery which carries blood from the heart to the abdomi nal organs and the legs.

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