postcardiotomy

postcardiotomy
post·car·di·ot·o·my -.kärd-ē-'ät-ə-mē adj occurring or being in the period following open-heart surgery

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post·car·di·ot·o·my (pōst″kahr-de-otґə-me) occurring after or as a consequence of operating on the heart.

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