Open-heart surgery

/ˈəʊpənhˈɑːt sˈɜːdʒəɹi/

/ˈoʊpənhˈɑːɹt sˈɜːdʒɚɹi/

Open-heart surgery

any type of surgery that requires making a large incision in the chest wall to make the heart easier for the surgeon to reach

Examples

1. He just had open-heart surgery seven weeks ago.

2. We've had nine open-heart surgeries and heart surgeries together.

3. He died of complications from open-heart surgery at the age of 37 on December 19, 1973.

4. Ken Venturi recovering after open-heart surgery here in the last week.