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VALVOTOMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction
Synonyms:
valvotomy; valvulotomy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("valvotomy" is a kind of...):
incision; section; surgical incision (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))
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