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valvotomy

valvotomy

9.9
A doctor cuts a narrowed heart valve to improve blood flow
  • noun
  • /vælˈvɑːtəmi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : valvulotomía
  • The patient underwent a valvotomy to improve blood flow through the narrowed mitral valve.

Examples

  • Advances in cardiac surgery have made valvotomy a safer option for treating valve stenosis in children.

  • Recovery from a valvotomy usually requires careful monitoring for complications such as infection or bleeding.

  • The patient underwent a valvotomy to improve blood flow.

  • Doctors often recommend a valvotomy for severe cases.

  • Advances in cardiac surgery have made valvotomy a safer option for treating valve stenosis in children.

  • The patient underwent a valvotomy to improve blood flow through the narrowed mitral valve.

  • Recovery from a valvotomy usually requires careful monitoring for complications such as infection or bleeding.

Synonyms

valvulotomy
vsvalvotomy
  • Specialized
9.9

A cut a surgeon makes to open a narrowed heart valve so blood flows better

is the shorter variant used equally in clinical contexts

How Invasive

open-heart surgery
  • Specialized
16 4.4
valvotomy
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

valvotomy singular
valvotomies plural

Morphology

valvotomy = valve (opaque) = valv + otomy

The combination is technical: '-otomy' is a specialized surgical combining form unfamiliar to average learners, so knowing 'valve' alone does not let a B1 learner predict the surgical meaning.

Etymology

The word valvotomy combines valve ('a small door that controls flow') and -otomy ('cutting'), like in tracheotomy. So a valvotomy is a surgical cut to open a narrowed heart valve and let blood flow better.