Medical Term:
cardioomentopexy
Pronunciation: kar′dē-ō-ō-men′tō-pek′sē
Definition: Operation for the attachment of omentum to the heart with the object of improving its blood supply.
[cardio- + omentum, + G. pēxis, fixation]
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