valvulotomy
English
Etymology
From valvulo- + -tomy.
Noun
valvulotomy (plural valvulotomies)
- A valvotomy: an incision to relieve stenosis of a valve, especially in the heart
- 2008, Jeffrey A. Norton et al., Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, page 1472:
- A few days after Bailey's success, on June 16, in Boston, Dr. Dwight Harken successfully performed his first valvulotomy for mitral stenosis.
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