Meaning of open-heart surgery in English

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  2. Noun
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  1. Noun

    open-heart surgery

    Definitions

    1. heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open and surgery to fix a heart valve or repair a coronary artery is performed while the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine

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