VALVULOTOMY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction

Synonyms:

valvotomy; valvulotomy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("valvulotomy" 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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