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open-heart surgery

[ oh-puhn-hahrt ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˈhɑrt /
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noun
surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
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Origin of open-heart surgery

First recorded in 1975–80
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British Dictionary definitions for open-heart surgery

open-heart surgery

noun
surgical repair of the heart during which the blood circulation is often maintained mechanically
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Scientific definitions for open-heart surgery

open-heart surgery

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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