Medical Dictionary

cardiotomy

noun car·di·ot·o·my \ˌkärd-ē-ˈät-ə-mē\
plural car·di·ot·o·mies

Medical Definition of CARDIOTOMY

1
:  surgical incision of the heart
2
:  surgical incision of the stomach cardia

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