Cardiopericardiopexy
cardiopericardiopexy
cardiopericardiopexy car·di·o·per·i·car·di·o·pex·y (kär’dē-ō-pěr’ĭ-kär’dē-ə-pěk’sē)
n.
Surgery to increase the blood supply to the myocardium.
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