open-heart
adjective
: 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
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In 2017, Kimmel told The Hollywood Reporter that the comedians had put their differences behind them after his newborn son underwent open-heart surgery.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Mixson needed emergency open-heart surgery to bypass two arteries.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
Mary Alice was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at four months and underwent four open-heart surgeries to receive a new mitral valve.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, consider what those decades brought us: nuclear bombs, satellites, jet travel, the Green Revolution, computers, open-heart surgery, the discovery of DNA.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Mixson needed emergency open-heart surgery to bypass two arteries.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
Mary Alice was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at four months and underwent four open-heart surgeries to receive a new mitral valve.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, consider what those decades brought us: nuclear bombs, satellites, jet travel, the Green Revolution, computers, open-heart surgery, the discovery of DNA.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open-heart
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“Open-heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-heart. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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