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hemisternotomy

hemisternotomy noun: an incision into the left or right half of the sternum.

Noun

hemisternotomy (plural hemisternotomies)

  1. An incision into the left or right half of the sternum
    • Then a 1.5 cm median hemisternotomy was performed, the sternum halves were kept apart with 4–0 Vicryl sutures ® (Ethicon Inc., Somerville, NJ, USA) which were later-on used to close the sternum.2016 February 4, “A New Animal Model for Investigation of Mechanical Unloading in Hypertrophic and Failing Hearts: Combination of Transverse Aortic Constriction and Heterotopic Heart...

Forms of hemisternotomy

pluralhemisternotomies

Origin of hemisternotomy

From hemi- + sternotomy.

Questions about hemisternotomy

What does hemisternotomy mean?
Hemisternotomy means an incision into the left or right half of the sternum.
What part of speech is hemisternotomy?
Hemisternotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hemisternotomy?
The plural of hemisternotomy is hemisternotomies.

Words near hemisternotomy in the dictionary

  1. hemispindle
  2. hemispindles
  3. hemispingus
  4. hemist
  5. hemisternotomies
  6. hemisternotomy
  7. hemistich
  8. hemistichal
  9. hemistiches
  10. hemistichs
  11. hemists

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