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pericardiectomy

pericardiectomy

9.9
A surgery to remove part or all of the thin sac around the heart
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛrɪˌkɑrdiˈɛktəmi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pericardiectomía
  • Recovery from a pericardiectomy can take several weeks, depending on the patient's overall health.

Examples

  • The surgeon performed a successful pericardiectomy to relieve the pressure on the heart.

  • After years of chronic pericardiectomy, the doctor recommended a procedure to improve the patient's quality of life.

  • The pericardiectomy was successful.

  • After the pericardiectomy, the patient felt much better.

  • The surgeon performed a pericardiectomy to relieve the pressure on the heart.

  • After the pericardiectomy, the patient was monitored closely for complications.

  • Doctors explained that a pericardiectomy could be necessary in severe cases of pericarditis.

Surface Forms

pericardiectomy singular
pericardiectomies plural

Morphology

pericardiectomy = pericardium (opaque) = peri + cardi + ectomy

The word is a specialized medical formation meaning removal of the pericardium, and the classical combining forms are unlikely to be inferable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word pericardiectomy comes from three parts: peri- meaning 'around', cardi- meaning 'heart', and -ectomy meaning 'removal'. So a pericardiectomy is the removal of the membrane that sits around the heart.