Medical Dictionary

pericardiostomy

noun peri·car·di·os·to·my \ˌper-ə-ˌkärd-ē-ˈäs-tə-mē\
plural peri·car·di·os·to·mies

Medical Definition of PERICARDIOSTOMY

:  surgical formation of an opening into the pericardium

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