pericardectomyn.
/ˌpɛrᵻkɑːˈdɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˌkɑrˈdɛktəmi/ Surgery.
= pericardiectomy n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on the heart
cardiotomy1845
pericardiotomy1900
pericardotomy1900
cardiolysis1903
valvotomy1903
pericardectomy1913
pericardiectomy1913
valvulotomy1916
1913 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. (ed. 2) 672/2 Pericardectomy.
1956 W. P. Cleland in H. Bailey & R. J. M. Love Short Pract. Surg. (ed. 10) xliii. 892 At operation (pericardectomy) it is essential to remove the thickened pericardium from the ventricles.
2002 Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 220 1336 A second lung lobectomy..and pericardectomy were subsequently performed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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