English Explanatory Dictionary

valvotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An incision into a narrowed valve of the heart, in order to restore the proper flow of blood

Word forms

valvotomy valvotomies

Etymology

From valvo- + -tomy.

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