cardioplasty

noun

car·​dio·​plas·​ty ˈkärd-ē-ō-ˌplas-tē How to pronounce cardioplasty (audio)
plural cardioplasties
: surgical repair of the gastric cardiac sphincter

called also esophagogastroplasty

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“Cardioplasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cardioplasty. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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