valvulotomy
Look at other dictionaries:
valvulotomy — /val vyeuh lot euh mee/, n., pl. valvulotomies. Surg. the opening, slitting, or fracturing of a heart valve. [VALVULE + O + TOMY] * * * … Universalium
valvulotomy — SYN: valvotomy (1). * * * val·vu·lot·o·my .val vyə lät ə mē n, pl mies surgical incision of a valve specif the operation of enlarging a narrowed heart valve by cutting through the mitral commissures with a knife or by a finger thrust to relieve… … Medical dictionary
valvulotomy — val·vu·lot·o·my … English syllables
valvulotomy — valvotomy … The new mediacal dictionary
valvulotomy — /vælvjuˈlɒtəmi/ (say valvyooh lotuhmee) noun (plural valvulotomies) the opening, slitting, or fracturing of a heart valve along natural lines of cleavage. Also, valvotomy. {valvul(e) + o + tomy} …
valvulotomy — noun incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction • Syn: ↑valvotomy • Hypernyms: ↑incision, ↑section, ↑surgical incision … Useful english dictionary
valvotomy — valvulotomy; n. surgical cutting through a valve. The term is usually used to describe an operation to relieve obstruction caused by stenosed valves in the heart (see valvuloplasty) … The new mediacal dictionary
Heart valve repair — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.0 35.2 Heart valve repair is a surgical technique used to fix defects in … Wikipedia
valvotomy — 1. Cutting through a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction. SYN: valvulotomy. 2. Incision of a valvular structure. [valve + G. tome, incision] … Medical dictionary
commissurotomy — ˌkäməˌshu̇ˈräd.əmē, shəˈr noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary commissure + o + tomy : the operation of cutting through a band of muscle or nerve fibers; specifically : separation of the flaps of a mitral valve by cutting or… … Useful english dictionary
