open-heart surgery
[ oh-puh n-hahrt ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˈhɑrt /
noun
surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
Origin of open-heart surgery
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby open-heart surgery
open-ended,
open-eyed,
open-faced,
open-field,
open-handed,
open-heart surgery,
open-hearted,
open-hearth,
open-hearth furnace,
open-hearth process,
open-jaw
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
Medical definitions for open heart surgery
open heart surgery
n.
Surgery in which the thoracic cavity is opened to expose the heart and the blood is recirculated and oxygenated through a heart-lung machine.
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.