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VALVULOTOMY

\vˌalvjʊlˈɒtəmɪ], \vˌalvjʊlˈɒtəmɪ], \v_ˌa_l_v_j_ʊ_l_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of VALVULOTOMY

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incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The operation of incising Houston's valves of the rectum. [Lat. + Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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