open-heart surgery

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-puh n hahrt sur-juh-ree]
- /ˈoʊ pən hɑrt ˈsɜr dʒə ri/
- /ˈəʊpən hɑːt ˈsɜːʤəri /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-puh n hahrt sur-juh-ree]
- /ˈoʊ pən hɑrt ˈsɜr dʒə ri/

Definitions of open-heart surgery words

noun open-heart surgery surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart. 1
noun open-heart surgery cardiac operation 1
noun open-heart surgery surgical repair of the heart during which the blood circulation is often maintained mechanically 0
noun open-heart surgery surgery involving some type of repair directly to the exposed heart or coronary arteries, etc., during which the blood is diverted and circulated and oxygenated by mechanical means 0

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Origin of open-heart surgery

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Open-heart surgery

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open-heart surgery popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for open-heart surgery

noun open-heart surgery

coronary bypass — the surgical bypass of a narrowed or blocked coronary artery by grafting a section of a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the patient's body

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