de-epicardialization

[ dē-ĕp′ĭ-kär′dē-ə-lĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The surgical destruction of the epicardium, usually by the application of phenol, designed to promote collateral circulation to the myocardium.

Words nearby de-epicardialization

diphenylhydantoin sodium, diphonia, diphosgene, diphosphate, diphosphoglycerate, de-epicardialization, diphtheria antitoxin, diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and pertussis vaccine, diphtheritic, diphtheritic membrane, diphtheroid