Norwood, William I. (born 1941), American surgeon. In 1979 Norwood developed the first successful treatment for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
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Norwood procedure
noun Nor·wood procedure \ˈnȯ(ə)r-ˌwu̇d-\
Medical Definition of NORWOOD PROCEDURE
: a complex surgical procedure especially for the palliative treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome—called also Norwood operation
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