hemi-homograft
hemi-homograft
Heart surgery A new valve replacement surgical technique in which only half of the valve is replaced with a cadaveric valve; only the diseased half is removed; the healthy half remains. See Porcine valve. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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