open-heart
open–heart
adjDefinition of OPEN-HEART
: of, relating to, or performed on a heart temporarily stopped and relieved of circulatory function and surgically opened for repair of defects or damage <open–heart surgery>
See First Known Use of OPEN-HEART
1960
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