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