English noun: CABG | |||
1. | CABG (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 | coronary artery bypass graft, coronary bypass, coronary bypass surgery | ||
Broader (hypernym) | open-heart surgery | ||