car·dio·plas·ty
| \ ˈkärd-ē-ō-ˌplas-tē
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plural cardioplasties
Medical Definition of cardioplasty
: 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 27 Sep. 2021.
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