English noun: coronary bypass | |||
1. | coronary bypass (act) open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart | ||
Synonyms | CABG, coronary artery bypass graft, coronary bypass surgery | ||
Broader (hypernym) | open-heart surgery | ||