Oxford Dictionary English open-heart surgery nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌəʊpən hɑːt ˈsɜːdʒəri// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌoʊpən hɑːrt ˈsɜːrdʒəri// [uncountable] Operations Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa medical operation on the heart, during which the patient’s blood is kept flowing by a machine See related entries: OperationsSee open-heart surgery in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: open-heart surgery oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
