valvotomy
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valvotomy
A surgical procedure to separate heart valves that have become fused.
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| Noun | 1. | valvotomy - incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction surgical incision, incision, section - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
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valvotomy
n (pl -mies) valvulotomía, valvuloplastiaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.