Meanings
nounopen-heart surgery (countable and uncountable, plural open-heart surgeries)
plural open-heart surgeries · alternative open heart surgery
- countableuncountablemedicineA surgical operation on the heart done though a large incision in the chest.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 體外循環心臟手術 /体外循环心脏手术, 心內直視手術 /心内直视手术
- 體外循環心臟手術 /体外循环心脏手术 (tǐwài xúnhuán xīnzàng shǒushù)Translations
- 心內直視手術 /心内直视手术 (xīnnèi zhíshì shǒushù)Translations
- 心臟直視手術 /心脏直视手术 (xīnzàng zhíshì shǒushù)Translations
Dutch openhartoperatie
- openhartoperatieTranslations
Finnish avosydänleikkaus
- avosydänleikkausTranslations
French opération à cœur ouvert
- opération à cœur ouvertTranslations
German Operation am offenen Herzen
- Operation am offenen HerzenTranslations
Irish obráid croí oscailte
- obráid croí oscailteTranslations
Italian operazione a cuore aperto
- operazione a cuore apertoTranslations
Polish operacja na otwartym sercu
- operacja na otwartym sercuTranslations
Russian опера́ция на откры́том се́рдце
- опера́ция на откры́том се́рдце (operácija na otkrýtom sérdce)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
open-heart surgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-heart%20surgery
MLA
“open-heart surgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-heart%20surgery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open-heart surgery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-heart%20surgery.
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