minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery

minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery
noun
heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed on the beating heart by the use of small instruments and cameras threaded through small incisions
Hypernyms: ↑closed-heart surgery

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