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    CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heartplay

    Synonyms:

    CABG; coronary artery bypass graft; coronary bypass; coronary bypass surgery

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    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("coronary artery bypass graft" is a kind of...):

    open-heart surgery (heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired)

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