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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An incision into a narrowed valve of the heart, in order to restore the proper flow of blood
2. 2
   incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction wordnet

Synonyms

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valvulotomyvalvular incision

Antonyms

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noninterventionnonoperative management

Etymology

From valvo- + -tomy.