Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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open-heart surgery | Yes | No | No | No |
heart surgery | Yes | No | No | No |
open-heart surgery (noun) | heart surgery (noun) |
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heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired | any surgical procedure involving the heart |