cardiothoracic
- adjective
- /ˌkɑrdioʊθəˈræsɪk/
- Specialized
- Her dream is to specialize in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and help young patients.
- cardiothoracic surgeon
- cardiothoracic surgery
And then played in the NFL and her other brother, yeah, her other brother is a Harvard trained cardiothoracic surgeon.
- And then played in the NFL and her other brother, yeah, her other brother is a Harvard trained cardiothoracic surgeon.
Examples
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After the accident, he was rushed to the hospital with a serious cardiothoracic injury.
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After admission at a Cardiothoracic Centre, a transthoracic echocardiogram showed pericardial effusion and a small ventricular septal defect.
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The patient was transferred immediately to a cardiothoracic center.
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I'm a cardiothoracic surgeon and chief medical officer.
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Citizen has sustained a cardiothoracic trauma.
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And Mrs. Campbell, I'm Dr. Hope, the cardiothoracic transplant surgeon who will be treating your son.
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For two weeks, we were in the hospital, largely in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CICU).
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In conclusion, the treatment of false aneurysms poses special challenges to the cardiothoracic surgeon.
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She had also undergone two cardiothoracic surgical procedures and numerous blood transfusions.
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The cardiothoracic surgeon explained the procedure to the patient in detail.
How Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cardiothoracic comes from Greek roots cardio- 'heart' and thorax 'chest'. So a cardiothoracic surgeon works on the heart and the chest.